Valvulopathy - TAVR in Short Axis
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A 71-year-old male was brought to the ED via EMS for exertional chest pain. The patient was a poor historian and vaguely described a prior cardiac stenting procedure. Bedside echocardiography was performed and demonstrated a hyperechoic ring-shaped structure at the cardiac base when viewed in the parasternal short axis. This structure was determined to be a Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR). This finding improved the care teams understanding of the patients medical history and altered their evaluation to include pathology of the proximal aorta. Arthur Gross, DO; Max Cooper, MD - Crozer-Chester EM