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Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Valvuoplasty • Aorta ... - Leaflet: • Infection ... : Infective Endocarditis ... Dysfunction Chronic - Aorta ... #Causes #cardiology
Aortic valve endocarditis on Echocardiogram

Ivan Stankovic, MD, PhD @Ivan_Echocardio

#Aortic #valve #endocarditis #aorta #Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology #pocus
Aortic valve endocarditis ... on Echocardiogram ... #aorta #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Relative Risk of Various Predisoosing Conditions for Infective Endocarditis 
High Risk:
 - Prosthetic valves 
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Endocarditis ... Prosthetic valves - Aortic ... Coarctation of the aorta ... RiskFactors #Cardiology ... #Diagnosis #Differential
Type B Aortic Dissection Flap on POCUS Echocardiogram - PLAX

Elderly male with hypertension and DM presents
Flap on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Diagnosis? ... the descending aorta ... #Echocardiogram ... #PLAX #Cardiology
Aortic Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
50 yo female presents with fever & flu-like symptoms.
Aortic Valve Endocarditis ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... #aorta #Valve # ... Endocarditis #POCUS ... #Echocardiogram
ASE Echocardiography Evaluation of Aortic Regurgitation
A. Color Flow Doppler
B. Pulsed Wave Doppler
C. Continuous Wave Doppler
D. Quantitative
Evaluation of Aortic ... Regurgitation #Echocardiogram ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #POCUS #Valve # ... aorta
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
and Secondary Causes ... tendineae: Myocardial infarction ... muscle: Myocardial infarction ... #differential #diagnosis ... #cardiology #causes
CHF - Left-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Valvular Disease (Preserved Diastolic/Systolic Function)
 • Mitral Stenosis
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Myocardial Infarction ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #causes
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
CA • Involves aortic ... Septic Emboli Cause ... that may lead to infarction ... block, annular or aortic ... #cardiology
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Myocardial ischemia/infarction ... Tachy-Brady syndrome • Aortic ... Valve Endocarditis ... #causes #cardiology