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The cardiac cycle describes each heart beat, incorporating relaxation and contraction. Phase one describes diastole and
Aortic pressure ... valve closes and ... (aorta > LV) leads ... #Pathophys #Cardiology ... Systole #Diastole #HeardSounds
ASE Echocardiography Evaluation of Aortic Regurgitation
A. Color Flow Doppler
B. Pulsed Wave Doppler
C. Continuous Wave Doppler
D. Quantitative
Echocardiography Evaluation ... of Aortic Regurgitation ... Echocardiogram #diagnosis #cardiology ... #POCUS #Valve # ... aorta
Quadricuspid Aortic Valve on Cardiac MRI with Severe Aortic Regurgitation
54 yo/ severe aortic regurgitation.  CMR
Valve on Cardiac ... valve with partial ... and non-coronary cusps ... #AorticValve #Aorta ... CardiacMRI #clinical #cardiology
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Causes of Severe ... Acute Prosthetic Valve ... Valvuoplasty • Aorta ... Dysfunction Chronic - Aorta ... #cardiology
Causes of Wide Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis
Physiologic:
 • Advanced age-arteriosclerosis (less compliant arteries)
 • Well
Causes of Wide Pulse ... disorders: - aortic ... regurgitation - aortic ... sclerosis (both heart valve ... #cardiology
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
is caused by a ... the wall of the aorta ... Evaluation: 1. ... valve disease ... Control blood pressure
Parasternal Long Axis view with measurement. Note the right ventricle (RV), interventricular septum (S), left ventricle
anterior mitral valve ... leaflet (*), and aorta ... adjacent to the aortic ... valve and again ... #Clinical #EM #Cardiology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Physiologic Causes ... disorders: - Aortic ... regurgitation - Aortic ... sclerosis (both heart valve ... #cardiology
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
 •
Raised Intracranial Pressure ... Tachy-Brady syndrome • Aortic ... Valve Endocarditis ... • Post cardiac/Valve ... #cardiology #BRADI
Graphic representation of transthoracic echocardiographic parameters in the assessment of right ventricular pressure overload. A′ = peak late
right ventricular pressure ... acceleration time; Ao = aorta ... TRPG = tricuspid valve ... the tricuspic valve ... RightVentricular #Cardiology