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Aortic Stenosis Grading on echocardiography
The cut-offs for grading can be found in table 1. Discrepancies are
Aortic Stenosis ... can be found in table ... and are usually caused ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Aortic #Stenosis
Severity of Aortic Stenosis in Adults 
Current ACC/AHA guidelines recommend cut-off values for Doppler-echocardiographic measurements of
Stenosis in Adults ... >50 mmHg (2) (Table ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Aortic #Stenosis ... AorticStenosis #Classification
Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Papillary Muscle Dysfunction ... Systolic #Murmurs #Cardiology ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #causes
Aortic Stenosis Severity Classification

Mild AS:
 • Valve Area > 1.5 cm2
 • Mean Gradient < 20
Aortic Stenosis ... Severity Classification ... #Classification ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Table
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Obstruction • Aortic ... Stenosis - Ischemic ... Infarction • Stable ... ChestPain #Noncardiac #Cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
event, follow ACC algorithm ... or LV dysfunction ... risk (>5%): - Aortic ... one post op Cardiology ... Severe Aortic stenosis
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
heart is pounding, racing ... or sinus node dysfunction ... disease (e.g., aortic ... insufficiency, stenosis ... #Palpitations #Cardiology