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Mitral Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram

This patient underwent septal myectomy and MV replacement

- Abhilash Koratala MD
Mitral Valve Endocarditis ... septal myectomy and ... #Valve #Endocarditis ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #A4C #S4C
ASD on Bubble Contrast Echocardiogram (a4c)
A patient with an anterior STEMI (take a look at the
ASD on Bubble Contrast ... Echocardiogram (a4c ... previously undiagnosed ASD ... septal #defect #ASD ... Echocardiogram #a4c
Negative contrast effect = a washout of the contrast (agitated saline) in the right atrium in
Negative contrast ... patient with an ASD ... #washout #ASD # ... defect #a4c #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Mitral Valve Infective Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram

IE & HIV & CD4<100 - Oh My!! Time for
Mitral Valve Infective ... Endocarditis on ... daptomycin, pip/tazo and ... Echocardiogram #clinical #a4c ... #cardiology
Mitral Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram
66 yo presents with petechiae to lower extremities. Pt had mitral
Mitral Valve Endocarditis ... Pt had mitral valve ... that extends up and ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c #plax
Negative Contrast Effect in Right Atrium - Differential Diagnosis
1. Small secundum ASD or PFO with left
Negative Contrast ... Effect in Right Atrium ... Small secundum ASD ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology ... echocardiogram #s4c
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
Causes of mitral ... disease Infective endocarditis ... vegetations)/tumor (left atrial ... myxoma)/ball valve ... #differential #cardiology
Giant dilated left atrium on Echocardiogram (a4c)
It belongs to a 92-year old lady with a history
Echocardiogram (a4c ... Mitral valve doesn ... ASD with R/L shunting ... #a4c #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
mitral regurgitation ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... • Coagulase-negative ... Paradoxical emboli via ASD ... #management #cardiology
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
- Most Common Cause ... non-culprit vessels • Atrial ... , PFO, ASD, h/o ... cardiac surgery, endocarditis ... scoring #criteria #cardiology