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ASE Echocardiography Guidelines for Evaluation of Valvular Regurgitation
 • Aortic Valve
 • Mitral Valve
 • Tricuspid
Evaluation of Valvular Regurgitation ... Valve #Valvular #Regurgitation ... #Echocardiogram ... #POCUS #diagnosis ... #cardiology #criteria
Schematic examples of the cause of acute mitral regurgitation. 
LV, left ventricle; PM, papillary mucle; SAM,
examples of the cause ... of acute mitral regurgitation ... #MR #Diagnosis ... #Causes #Acute # ... Differential #Cardiology
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
Functional Mitral Regurgitation ... (MR) Causes of ... primary mitral regurgitation ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Echocardiography
Right ventricular function can be assessed using several methods and echocardiography is generally the first‐line tool
predictive of all‐cause ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #Measurements #Criteria
Right heart dysfunction and failure in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: mechanisms and management 
Source:
TR, tricuspid regurgitation ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Echocardiogram ... CongestiveHeartFailure #RVFailure #Criteria
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
- Most Common Cause ... TTE, TEE, CT or MRI ... Major + 1 Minor Criteria ... Artery #Embolism #diagnosis ... #cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
aortic and mitral regurgitation ... Septic Emboli Cause ... -> TEE • Duke Criteria ... Treat underlying cause ... #management #cardiology
The modified Sgarbossa Rule uses proportions to identify acute AMI in the setting of ST-elevations in
Sgarbossa Rule uses ... indicative of acute MI ... #Diagnosis #EM ... #Cardiology #Modified ... #Sgarbossa #Criteria
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
aortic and mitral regurgitation ... Septic emboli cause ... → TEE • Duke Criteria ... Marantic: Emboli > Regurgitation ... #cardiology #infectiousdiseases
Cryptococcal meningitis on T2 MRI
30 M from sub-Saharan Africa presents w/ progressive Headache x1 mo, +neck
Diagnosis? ... Nausea & vomiting ... of K+ & Mg in urine ... drained at time of diagnosis ... Brain #clinical #radiology