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Lancisi’s Sign in Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation

A 60-year-old man presented with progressive dyspnea and weight gain. A
monomorphic venous pulsation ... It is caused by ... valve during ventricular ... Neck #Jugular #JVP ... #Cardiology
Cannon A Waves
 • Caused by atrial contracting against a closed tricuspid valve
 • Atrioventricular dissociation
Cannon A Waves • Caused ... against a closed tricuspid ... valve • Atrioventricular ... Cannon #AWaves #diagnosis ... #cardiology #CVP
RA/CVP Waveform Interpretation

Central venous pressure (CVP) or right atrial pressure (RAP) waveform tracings can often times
ventricle (RV), tricuspid ... valve (TV), and ... “cannon waves” caused ... Interpretation #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #Venous
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Causes of Severe ... Diagnosis Acute ... Acute Prosthetic Valve ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #cardiology
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
and Secondary Causes ... • Prosthetic valve ... Regurgitation #differential ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #causes #primary
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Heart Failure - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Cardiomyopathy - Valves ... Stenosis • Tricuspid ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Kussmaul's Sign - Differential Diagnosis

Typically the JVP decreases with inspiration as the negative intrathoracic pressure "sucks
Kussmaul's Sign - Differential ... Diagnosis Typically ... infarction, massive PE, tricuspid ... #cardiology #differential ... #causes
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Pulse Pressure - Differential ... Diagnosis and Pathophysiology ... sclerosis (both heart valve ... Regurgitation) • Tricuspid ... #causes #cardiology
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
parachute mitral valve ... HT, restrictive CMP ... , hypertrophic CMP ... Primary #Functional #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Septic Emboli Cause ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... Treat underlying cause ... Substance use: R > L Tricuspid ... #management #cardiology