Zimmerman Cases Flashcards
1
Q
What is this? What else should be checked for?
A
Bicuspid Aortic Valve. RCC and LCC fused.
Should look for coarctation of aorta and dilation of ascending aorta
2
Q
What is the continuity equation?
A
AVA = LVOT Area * LVOT VTI / AV VTI
3
Q
What is the Diagnosis?
A
Severe Aortic Insufficiency.
Flow reversal. Retrograde flow. Holodiastolic. In the Distal Aorta.
4
Q
What is pressure half time?
A
the time it takes the pressure to decrease to half its initial value
5
Q
What are the cutoffs for pressure half time for mild, moderate and severe AI?
A
Mild > 500 ms
Moderate is between 200-500 ms
Severe < 200 ms
6
Q
If Tricuspid valve has shortened, thickened, stiff valve leaflets that don’t coapt in systole and don’t open in diastole what disease might this be?
A
Classic for carcinoid disease.
