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Aortic Stenosis & Bicuspid Aortic Valve (AS)
 • Introduction & Pathophysiology
 • Classifications
 • Epidemiology
 •
Valve (AS) • ... Pathophysiology • Classifications ... Epidemiology • Clinical ... manifestations • Radiologic ... /Diagnostic findings
Severity of Aortic Stenosis in Adults 
Current ACC/AHA guidelines recommend cut-off values for Doppler-echocardiographic measurements of
Adults Current ACC ... valve area (AVA ... common problem in clinical ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... AorticStenosis #Classification
The location of the cardiac valves is best determined on the lateral radiograph.
A line is drawn
The pulmonic and aortic ... tricuspid and mitral ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR ... #Localization #Mitral
Shock Classification
Shock Definition: State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
Shock Classification ... or mitral insufficiency ... into valve ring ... #Types #diagnosis ... #management #cold
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
Shock Types - Classification ... or mitral insufficiency ... into valve ring ... #types #diagnosis ... #management #criticalcare
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
• Prosthetic valve ... CA • Involves aortic ... and mitral regurgitation ... block, annular or aortic ... #management #cardiology
Marantic Endocarditis 

Epidemiology:
 - Incidence of non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (marantic endocarditis if associated with cancer) is
Clinical Findings ... vegetations on mitral ... and aortic valve ... #Endocarditis #Diagnosis ... #Management #Cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Change in clinical ... risk (>5%): - Aortic ... Severe Aortic stenosis ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis
Increased pulmonary venous pressure is related to the pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) and can be
In daily clinical ... heart failure, mitral ... valve disease and ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CHF #CXR #Stages
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
Cesarean delivery Clinical ... Key Point: High clinical ... heart failure • Aortic ... congestion on a CXR ... recognition and management