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MAY 19, 2024

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is increasing in popularity for symptomatic severe aortic stenosis. No calcifications in the artery causing vascular stenosis. Contralateral or left atherosclerosis in the carotid artery with significant stenosis or occlusion was a contraindication for this approach.

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APRIL 1, 2024

Graft material has the disadvantage that it will not grow as the baby grows and can lead to supravalvar pulmonary stenosis later, one of the delayed complications of arterial switch. This is diagrammatic representation of stenosis of pulmonary artery at the site where it has been repaired.

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APRIL 10, 2024

In the geometry, the size of the plaque, its relationship to luminal stenosis, arterial remodeling and eccentricity can be evaluated. Transient ischemia may occur while negotiating tight stenosis or small vessels. Plaque morphology assessment with IVUS Plaque morphology can be assessed in terms of its geometry and echogenicity.

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MAY 3, 2024

Colour Doppler echocardiography is very useful in giving a quick visual assessment of regurgitation and stenosis of heart valves. Stenosis of the valves can be made out by the reduced opening at the time when it is supposed to be open. All high velocity flows across the diseased valves will be shown as mosaic jets.

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MARCH 25, 2024

Patients were stratified based on diabetes status, and various outcome measures were assessed using Kaplan-Meier event rates and Cox model hazard ratios.

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APRIL 8, 2024

Just as water logging occurs in the catchment area of a dam after a heavy rain, fluid collects in the lungs if the valve between the left upper and lower chambers of the heart (mitral valve) is narrowed (mitral stenosis).

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MARCH 21, 2024

So that is why we see straightening of left border, typically heard of in mitral stenosis with left atrial enlargement and mild pulmonary hypertension. Normally, the main pulmonary artery segment will be concave and left atrial appendage region also will be not prominent.

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APRIL 9, 2024

When there is associated mitral stenosis, the colour Doppler jet of mitral flow merges with that of aortic regurgitation in the left ventricle as both occur in diastole. m/sec, indicating the absence of any associated aortic stenosis. This is because the regurgitant flow into the left ventricle is towards the transducer in this view.

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MARCH 20, 2024

The Y descent is shallow in tricuspid stenosis, and absent in cardiac tamponade. Right atrial hypertrophy as in tricuspid stenosis, pulmonary stenosis and pulmonary hypertension. X descent, X prime descent and Y descent. The X prime descent is absent in tricuspid regurgitation in which, C and V waves fuse together.

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MAY 18, 2024

Potentialy serious, though rare complications of ablation for atrial fibrillation are phrenic nerve injury resulting in diaphragmatic paralysis, pulmonary vein stenosis and esophagial injury resulting in catastrophic atrio-esophageal fistula.

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APRIL 22, 2024

Here is an example of a continuous wave Doppler interrogation of aortic stenosis and regurgitation. Most of the abnormal jets across abnormal valves and those across a ventricular septal defect and patent ductus arteriosus need either continuous wave or high pulse repetition Doppler for analysis due to the high velocity.

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APRIL 17, 2024

D-Transposition of great arteries Double outlet right ventricle without pulmonary pulmonary stenosis Taussig-Bing anomaly Total anomalous pulmonary venous return Truncus arteriosus Single ventricle (double inlet ventricle, univentricular heart)

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APRIL 1, 2024

Bicuspid leaflets are likely to have both stenosis and regurgitation and both can progress as age advances, so that they may present with aortic stenosis most often in the older age group. And then, this is likely to be regurgitant also.

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APRIL 9, 2024

SMART 4 ( NCT04722250 ) studied patients with severe aortic stenosis and a small aortic annulus who underwent transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). The study concluded that among low-risk patients with severe aortic stenosis, TAVI is as effective as SAVR in terms of the composite outcome of death or stroke at 1 year.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Fetal aortic valvuloplasty is considered for fetuses with severe valvar aortic stenosis and echocardiographic features suggesting a risk of progression to hypoplastic left heart syndrome. Though surgical options are available for infants with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, morbidity and mortality are high.

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MARCH 23, 2024

Relative contraindications for HUTT include: Severe left ventricular outflow obstruction Critical mitral stenosis Severe proximal coronary artery disease Severe cerebrovascular disease

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MARCH 20, 2024

So it will not produce a true LV to aorta pullback tracing, which is required in cases like aortic stenosis. When the tip is in the left ventricle, this region will be in the aorta sometimes. For that you will have to use a catheter without side holes like this, like a multi-purpose catheter or some other catheter you have to use.

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APRIL 4, 2024

Planimetry of mitral valve area can be obtained in parasternal short axis view in case of mitral stenosis. Right ventricular cavity is elliptical in this view and left ventricular cavity is circular. Wall motion of the left ventricle can be assessed in this view also.

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