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Aortic Valve Stenosis
 • Etiology
 • Severity and Grading
 • Management

Satyendra Dhar, MD @DharSaty

#Aortic #Valve #Stenosis
Aortic Valve Stenosis ... • Etiology • Severity ... and Grading • ... @DharSaty #Aortic ... management #cardiology #aorta
Severity of Aortic Stenosis in Adults 
Current ACC/AHA guidelines recommend cut-off values for Doppler-echocardiographic measurements of
Severity of Aortic ... as follows: aortic ... transvalvular gradient ... , inconsistent grading ... Classification #Severity
Tree analogy to classify severity of hydronephrosis.

Dr. Alan Chiem https://twitter.com/atchiem

#Diagnosis #POCUS #RenalUltrasound #Hydronephrosis #Tree #Analaogy #Severity
analogy to classify severity ... #Diagnosis #POCUS ... Tree #Analaogy #Severity ... #Grading
Aortic Stenosis Grading on echocardiography
The cut-offs for grading can be found in table 1. Discrepancies are
Aortic Stenosis ... Grading on echocardiography ... The cut-offs for grading ... Diagnosis #Cardiology #Aortic ... Classification #Severity
VExUS - Venous Excess Ultrasound Score 

The Venous Excess UltraSound (VExUS) grading system prototypes combining inferior
UltraSound (VExUS) grading ... is considered severely ... is considered severely ... Congestion #Diagnosis #POCUS ... #Clinical #Grading
AAA is defined as a localized balloon-like dilatation of the abdominal aorta greater than 3cm. Risk
the abdominal aorta ... 5.5cm, or it is growing ... have claimed that POCUS ... Clinical #Radiology #POCUS ... #Aneurysm #Aorta
Aortic Stenosis Severity Classification

Mild AS:
 • Valve Area > 1.5 cm2
 • Mean Gradient < 20
Aortic Stenosis ... Severity Classification ... 1.5 cm2 • Mean Gradient ... Velocity > 4 m/s #Aortic ... #Stenosis #Severity
Aortic Coarctation on Echocardiogram
10 yo male,  his father has TGV with a Senning surgery
Aortic Coarctation ... pulses, also an aortic ... HG of systolic gradient ... cardiology #clinical #pocus ... #aorta
Venous Excess Ultrasound (VExUS) - Fluid Overload and Venous Congestion Assessment
Step 1: IVC Diameter: If >2cm,
IVC >2cm and ONE Severely ... IVC >2cm and > 2 Severely ... VExUS #diagnosis #pocus ... #congestion #grading
Laparoscopic Instruments - Common Surgical Instruments
Many instruments are similar to those used in open surgery, adapted
usually settings for focus ... Source: Fiber optic ... Can perform grasping