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Severe Aortic Stenosis on Cardiac CTA

Cardac CT: Degenerative aortic valve stenosis (pre-TAVI) 

Dr. Stephan Achenbach @Steph_Achenbach

#Aortic
Severe Aortic Stenosis ... on Cardiac CTA ... Cardac CT: Degenerative ... CardiacCTA #CCTA #clinical ... #cardiology #radiology
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
 •
Abnormalities - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... pressure >10mmHg: • Cardiac ... Abnormalities #Disorders #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
May present as: palpitations, dizziness, syncope, chest discomfort
Cardiac Causes:
 - Structural
Arrhythmias - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... - High Output State ... #Arrhythmias #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Mobile Aortic Thrombi - Gated aortic magnetic resonance imaging revealed four intraaortic thrombi (arrows) attached to
- Gated aortic ... synchrony with the cardiac ... cycle #Clinical ... #Radiology #MRI ... MobileThrombi #NEJM
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Chest Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Obstruction • Aortic ... Infarction • Stable ... ChestPain #Noncardiac #Cardiology
Syncope - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neurocardiogenic:
 • Vasovagal
 • Orthostatic Hypotension
 • Autonomic Neuropathy
 • Situational (micturition,
Syncope - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Mitral/Aortic ... Syndrome #Syncope #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
 • Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic
and Causes • Clinical ... coronary syndrome, Cardiac ... Troponin Increases, Cardiac ... #Myocarditis #differential ... #cardiology #MRI
Acute Coronary Syndrome - Diagnostic Likelihood Ratios for Symptoms and Physical Examination. Source: Fanaroff AC, Rymer
Source: Fanaroff AC ... : The Rational Clinical ... #EBM #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #ACS ... Atypical #ChestPain #Cardiac
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
Hemopericardium)- Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Secondary to invasive cardiac ... infarction • Aortic ... #Diagnosis #cardiology
Severity of Aortic Stenosis in Adults 
Current ACC/AHA guidelines recommend cut-off values for Doppler-echocardiographic measurements of
Severity of Aortic ... Adults Current ACC ... as follows: aortic ... common problem in clinical ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology