…20 mm/m2 Sinotubular junction 22 36 mm 13 17 mm/m2 Ascending aorta 22 36 mm 13 17 mm/m2 Aortic arch 22 36…

…the valves. As illustrated in Figure 1, the orifice of the aortic valve and the ascending aorta can be regarded as a cylinder, and the…

…22 36 mm Descending aorta 20 30 mm ​Indexing means that the value is adjusted for body surface area (BSA), given in square metres. Aorta…

…mutations in TGFBR1, TGFBR2 or Loes Dietz syndrome. 50 mm • Marfan syndrome • Bicuspid aortic valve with coarctation or additional risk factors 55 mm (ascending aorta…

…elevation in lead aVR (which corresponds to an identical ST segment depression in the inverted lead aVR). A notch is evident in the ascending part…

…and malperfusion are less frequent in type A IMH. IMH is classified anatomically according to the Stanford system: Type A IMH: involves the ascending aorta…

…Type I: originates in the ascending aorta and extends through the arch, usually into the descending aorta. Type II: is confined to the ascending aorta…

…backslab, and a colleague to help. Analgesia and sedation The options, in ascending order: Method Comment : : A calm environment, time, a slow technique Underestimated. Methods…

…Right sided filling becomes increasingly dependent on the fall in intrathoracic pressure during inspiration. The inspiratory increase in right ventricular volume shifts the interventricular septum…

Echocardiography Echocardiographic assessment of left ventricular diastolic function Methods for evaluating left ventricular diastolic function have evolved considerably in the past two decades. Currently recommended…

…T wave (refer to the previous discussion on concordance/discordance and Figure 1 ). If the T wave and the QRS complex head in opposite directions…