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Severity of Aortic Stenosis in Adults 
Current ACC/AHA guidelines recommend cut-off values for Doppler-echocardiographic measurements of
Stenosis in Adults ... valve area (AVA ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Aortic #Stenosis ... AorticStenosis #Classification
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
POCUS Echocardiography ... : Aortic Valve ( ... AV) Level • Apical ... #Cardiac #TTE # ... Echocardiography #Cardiology
Severe Mitral Stenosis- The physical examination revealed a right parasternal heave, a loud S1, a midpeaking
revealed moderate aortic ... valve area, 1.3 ... (see video and Panel ... see source for video ... clinical #doppler #radiology
Echocardiogram Windows - Nomenclature
Each view is described using three (3) components
1) Transducer Position or "Window"
., LAX, SAX, or4C ... (MV), Aortic valve ... #Nomenclature #POCUS ... #cardiology #views ... #TTE #orientations
Bicuspid aortic valves (BAV) occurs in about 1% of the population. This figure – adapted for
echo PSAX view ... of the AV - shows ... the classification ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Valve #BAV #Classification
Parasternal Short Axis (PSAX) at the level of the Aortic Valve

Phased array transducer; parasternal short axis/indicator
the Aortic Valve ... helps assess for aortic ... stenosis, acuity ... echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #POCUS #labeled
Double Orifice Mitral Valve in a young M w/ chest pain. Rare congenital anomaly of subvalvular
in a young M w/ chest ... regurgitation or stenosis ... MitralValve #clinical #cardiology ... echocardiogram #pocus ... #PSAX
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
chest or neck. ... disease (e.g., aortic ... insufficiency, stenosis ... : SVT-AVNRT or AVRT ... #Palpitations #Cardiology