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Antithrombotic Therapy in Patients with Prosthetic Heart Valves - INR Targets
Mechanical Valve - Duration Lifelong
INR 3.0:
Prosthetic Heart Valves ... Targets Mechanical Valve ... • Any mitral valve ... thromboembolism, LV dysfunction ... thromboembolism, LV dysfunction
Right heart dysfunction and failure in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: mechanisms and management 
Source:
Right heart dysfunction ... mechanisms and management ... right ventricular dysfunction ... Diagnosis #Cardiology #Echocardiogram ... Criteria #Assessment #RVDysfunction
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
failure -(rare), Valve ... dysfunction + ... left-sided heart valves ... dysfunction +++ ... destruction/dysfunction
Bedside Classification of Shock

Hypovolemic shock 

- Vomiting, diarrhea, overdiuresis 

- Hemorrhage (GI, peritoneal, RP) 

Distributive shock
cardiomyopathy Acute valve ... dysfunction ... - Prosthetic valve ... dysfunction
Estimating Left Ventricular Filling Pressure by Echocardiography

#Diagnosis #Cardiology #Echocardiogram #POCUS #Diastolic #Dysfunction #Diastology #Diastasis #EWave #AWave
Diagnosis #Cardiology #Echocardiogram ... POCUS #Diastolic #Dysfunction
Myocarditis on Echocardiogram
It is always great to witness the tremendous reversal of severe biventricular dysfunction from
Myocarditis on Echocardiogram ... biventricular dysfunction ... plax #psax #a4c #Echocardiogram
Echocardiography
Right ventricular function can be assessed using several methods and echocardiography is generally the first‐line tool
independent prognostic value ... Cardiology #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... RightVentricular #RVDysfunction
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Acute Prosthetic Valve ... Dysfunction, Post ... Degeneration, Prosthetic Valve ... Dysfunction Chronic
Systolic Anterior Motion (SAM) of the Mitral Valve (MV)

Systolic anterior motion (SAM) describes the dynamic movement
of the Mitral Valve ... of the mitral valve ... infarction Mitral valve ... repair or dysfunction
Cardiogenic Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Identifying Hypoperfusion from Cardiac Dysfunction
 • Exam: Congestion vs Hypoperfusion
Diagnosis and Management ... Hypoperfusion from Cardiac Dysfunction ... Studies • POCUS Management ... Shock #Diagnosis #Management