Thread by @jamil_tajik, 1/6 With the burgeoning intrest in tricuspid valve disease, propelled by the [...]

Abdul Jamil Tajik

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1/6 With the burgeoning intrest in tricuspid valve disease, propelled by the availability of multiple catheter based therapies for management of severe TR, increasingly we are seeing patients with marked IVC dilatation... #echofirst

2/6 In certain cases such as this one IVC assumed aneurysmal. IVC aneurysm is defined as 40 mm or greater (reference below) .... #echofirst

3/6 This patient with severe TR (note TR jet entering into IVC) as demonstrated has an aneurysmal dilation of the IVC at the atrial-caval junction measuring 42 mm... #echofirst

4/6 Same patient, subcostal images can provide an excellent visualization of the tricuspid leaflets morphology (clip attached below)... #echofirst

5/6 Subcostal view showing the tricuspid valve morphology #echofirst

6/6 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1540-8175.2011.01457.x?casa_token=bZQuUrd-9vcAAAAA%3AUI745k8w4_rf9ev5EQLhKTImRO1u2mMfZ2WmTzgKPVBGIUhZqDmzQLGdvh_YjGDv-gTCRVRKBLPJqUc

Aneurysmal Dilatation of the Inferior Vena Cava

Aim: Inferior vena cava aneurysms (IVCA) are rare, unlike aortic aneurysms. The diagnosis and treatment is challenging. This study defines clinical and echocardiographic findings in a prospective...

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1540-8175.2011.01457.x?casa_token=bZQuUrd-9vcAAAAA%3AUI745k8w4_rf9ev5EQLhKTImRO1u2mMfZ2WmTzgKPVBGIUhZqDmzQLGdvh_YjGDv-gTCRVRKBLPJqUc

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