Hockey-stick appearance in echocardiography is a feature of?: (A) Mitral stenosis, (B) Mitral incompetence, (C) Aoic stenosis, (D) Aoic regurgitation
Answer is A. 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.