Hockey-stick appearance in echocardiography is a feature of?
Mitral stenosis
Mitral incompetence
Aoic stenosis
Aoic regurgitation
HOCKEY STICK SIGNS ECG Digoxin effect Echocardiography Mitral stenosis. Normal, biphasic, and rapid motion of the mitral valve is altered because it opens only paly and as a single unit. The posterior leaflet becomes immobile and the anterior mitral leaflet tethering results in a "hockey stick" appearance. These changes obstructs the blood flow from the atrium to the ventricle MRI Brain Hockey-stick sign of v CJD FLAIR image shows symmetrical pulvinar and dorsomedial thalamic nuclear hyperintensity. This combination gives a characteristic "hockey-stick"appearance.
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