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Aortic and Mitral Valve Vegetations in Endocarditis on POCUS - PLAX

Why would this 30 y/o male
Valve Vegetations ... in Endocarditis ... you see large vegetations ... #Valve #Vegetations ... POCUS #PLAX #clinical
Mitral Valve Vegetations in Endocarditis - POCUS Echocardiogram

Apical 4-chamber view, a mobile echogenic mass is seen
Mitral Valve Vegetations ... in Endocarditis ... #Valve #Vegetations ... #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c
Mitral Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram
66 yo presents with petechiae to lower extremities. Pt had mitral
Mitral Valve Endocarditis ... Pt had mitral valve ... Here you see a vegetation ... #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c #plax
Mitral Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram

This patient underwent septal myectomy and MV replacement

- Abhilash Koratala MD
Mitral Valve Endocarditis ... #Valve #Endocarditis ... #Vegetations #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #A4C
Mitral Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram
2 months of 'FUO'

- Dr. Ernest Fischer @EAFischer

#Mitral #Valve #Endocarditis #Vegetations
Mitral Valve Endocarditis ... #Valve #Endocarditis ... #Vegetations #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #a4c
Tricuspid regurgitation is present on this subxiphoid view of a patient diagnosed with endocarditis. If you
carefully, you can see ... #Endocarditis #Vegetation ... regurgitation #cardiology #clinical ... echocardiogram #ultrasound #POCUS ... #S4C
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Involves aortic and mitral ... • Autoimmune (SLE ... formation • Other vegetations ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... -mm left sided vegetations
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Coronary Artery ... (Vegetation, Thrombus ... , PFO, ASD, h/o ... , endocarditis or ... Embolism #diagnosis #differential
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
leaflets/chordae) - SLE ... disease Infective endocarditis ... (vegetations)/tumor ... atrial myxoma)/ball valve ... Causes #diagnosis #differential
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
and Differential ... involves aortic and mitral ... • Autoimmune (SLE ... -mm left sided vegetations ... #Endocarditis #Differential