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Ruptured Sinus of Valsalva (RSOV) on Echocardiogram

25 yr old male who had H/O small VSD in
Clinical feature ... typical of RSOV ... #POCUS #clinical ... #cardiology #psax ... #doppler
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... Typical symptoms ... Chest x-ray: signs ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #pharmacology
Gerbode Defect (LV → RA Shunt) on Echocardiogram

After MVR, on second post op day surgeon heard
→ RA Shunt) on Echocardiogram ... Patient stable hemodynamically ... #POCUS #clinical ... #cardiology #a4c ... #doppler
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Clinical • Under-recognized ... pregnancy • May have typical ... Delivery • Stable ... support for patients clinically ... #cardiology #treatment
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Change in clinical ... Stable patients ... one post op Cardiology ... risk Chest X-ray ... medical and surgical management
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
our friends from Cardiology ... are typically able ... Cardiology cannot ... #echocardiogram ... #management #clinical