Mnemonist Anonymous
AVA <1.0cm2
What is severe AS?
The main disadvantage of mechanical valves.
What is thrombus formation?
Diastolic "doming" of valve leaflets is seen when this type of valve is stenotic.
What is atrioventricular?
(MV & TV)
If the MV PHT is 220ms, then the MVA can be determined to be this size.
What is 1cm2?
Significant MV stenosis causes this condition of the LV.
What is "LV starving".
(small LV)
Vena contracta <0.3cm
What is mild AI?
Visualization of a mechanical prosthetic valve is difficult using TTE due to this imaging artifact.
What is acoustic shadowing?
A patient with a mobile vegetation is at risk for this event.
What is.. stroke/TIA/Blue Toe syndrome
JVD, ascites, and LE edema are all signs of this heart condition.
What is right heart failure?
In the setting of tricuspid stenosis, the IAS will bow in this direction.
Where is toward the LA?
PHT <200ms
What is severe AI?
This mechanical prosthetic valve was discontinued due to a high incidence of strut fracture.
What is the Bjork-Shiley?
What is AI?
In the setting of AS, if at least one of the three valve leaflets is mobile, then the AVA is ______ or greater.
What is 1cm2?
Aortic and mitral stenosis are commonly associated with atrial fibrillation due to this type of cardiac remodeling.
What is left atrial enlargement?
ERO ≥0.40cm2
What is severe MR?
In the setting of aortic stenosis, the sonographer must obtain additional Doppler images using this US system tool.
What is the Pedoff probe?
(Blind CW probe)
Aortic dilatation/dissection, bicuspid AoV, AI, and MVP are all associated with this inherited disorder.
What is Marfan's sydrome?
(Inherited disorder of the connective tissue.)
This standard practice should be implemented by the sonographer if a patient is in atrial fibrillation at the time of their study.
What is averaging measurements on multiple beats?
In the setting of DCMO, the LV dilates causing the MV leaflets to take on this appearance and leak during systole.
What is leaflet tenting/tethering?
Dehiscence is confirmed with the valvular rocking exceeds _______ degrees.
What is 20 degrees?
When obtaining an image to measure PISA of the MV with TEE, the sonographer should turn the color baseline in this direction.
What is up?
(The baseline is moved in the direction of the regurgitant jet. Moved down with TTE.)
The most common valve for pannus formation to occur over a prosthetic valve.
What is the aortic valve?
If a patient has a shunt (ASD/VSD) combined with severe pulmonic stenosis, then they can develop _________________.
What is cyanosis?
(Stenotic PV will cause RVOT to become the path of higher resistance. Deoxygenated blood will start to cross the shunt over to the left heart.)
What is cor triatriatum?