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Coarctation of Aorta (CoA) & Interrupted Aortic Arch (IAA)
 • Prevalence
 • Anatomy of CoA
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Coarctation of Aorta ... & Interrupted Aortic ... GinaMPatel #Coarctation ... #Aortic #Arch # ... IAA #cardiology
Abnormal pulsation in the neck in the setting of Aortic Coarctation

10 yo male,  his father
Coarctation ... 10 yo male, his ... coarctation with ... #Coarctation #Aorta ... Clinical #Video #Cardiology
Aortic Coarctation on Echocardiogram
10 yo male,  his father has TGV with a Senning surgery
Aortic Coarctation ... Echocardiogram 10 yo ... coarctation with ... #coarctation #Echocardiogram ... #cardiology #clinical
Aortic Coarctation on Chest CT
10 yo male,  his father has TGV with a Senning surgery
Aortic Coarctation ... on Chest CT 10 yo ... coarctation with ... #coarctation #ChestCT ... #cardiology #clinical
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 ... >50 mmHg (2) (Table ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... Classification #Severity #Criteria
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 ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Aortic #Stenosis ... Classification #Severity #Criteria
Natural history
Aneurysms may progress in size as a result of gradual wall weakening [6], with rupture
cm in men [7] (Table ... Table 1: Annual ... according to abdominal aortic ... References: Radiology ... 37:1106-1117 #Management
Right heart dysfunction and failure in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: mechanisms and management 
Source:
mechanisms and management ... Ao, aorta; DTI, ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... CongestiveHeartFailure #RVFailure #Criteria
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
CA • Involves aortic ... -> TEE • Duke Criteria ... block, annular or aortic ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Stable patients ... risk (>5%): - Aortic ... one post op Cardiology ... Severe Aortic stenosis ... medical and surgical management