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Mitral Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram

This patient underwent septal myectomy and MV replacement

- Abhilash Koratala MD
Mitral Valve Endocarditis ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... septal myectomy and ... #Valve #Endocarditis ... #Vegetations #POCUS
Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis on Echocardiogram (a4c)

TV endocarditis in a patient with small, restrictive VSD

Ivan Stankovic, MD,
Tricuspid Valve ... Echocardiogram (a4c ... #Valve #Endocarditis ... #vegetation #a4c ... clinical #cardiology #pocus
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 ... that extends up and ... clinical #cardiology #a4c
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
mitral regurgitation ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... Paradoxical emboli via ASD ... Substance use: R > L Tricuspid ... -mm left sided vegetations
Ebstein Anomaly on Echocardiogram

Ebstein anomaly. The tricuspid valve is ALWAYS more apically displaced than the mitral
The tricuspid valve ... displaced than the mitral ... atrial septal defect ... Ebstein #Anomaly #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #cardiology #a4c
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Etiology: • Direct ... (Vegetation, Thrombus ... , PFO, ASD, h/o ... cardiac surgery, endocarditis ... Embolism #diagnosis #differential
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
and Differential ... mitral regurgitation ... Paradoxical emboli via ASD ... substance use: R > L Tricuspid ... #Endocarditis #Differential
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
Infective/marantic endocarditis ... Vegetations seen ... muscle injury: Direct ... valve - Secondary ... Primary #Functional #Differential
Negative Contrast Effect in Right Atrium - Differential Diagnosis
1. Small secundum ASD or PFO with left
Negative Contrast Effect ... Small secundum ASD ... Negative #Contrast #Effect ... echocardiogram #s4c ... #pocus #bubble