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Mitral Valve Vegetations in Endocarditis - POCUS Echocardiogram

Apical 4-chamber view, a mobile echogenic mass is seen
Mitral Valve Vegetations ... in Endocarditis ... valve flopping ... #Valve #Vegetations ... clinical #cardiology #a4c
Mitral Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram

This patient underwent septal myectomy and MV replacement

- Abhilash Koratala MD
Mitral Valve Endocarditis ... @NephroP #Mitral ... #Valve #Endocarditis ... #Vegetations #POCUS ... 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 ... #MitralValve #Endocarditis ... clinical #cardiology #a4c
Mitral Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram
2 months of 'FUO'

- Dr. Ernest Fischer @EAFischer

#Mitral #Valve #Endocarditis #Vegetations
Mitral Valve Endocarditis ... @EAFischer #Mitral ... #Valve #Endocarditis ... #Vegetations #POCUS ... clinical #cardiology #a4c
Non-Infective Endocarditis (NBTE / Marantic Endocarditis)
Non-infective endocarditis is also known as: Non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE), Aseptic
the surface of valve ... left-sided heart valves ... embolize • Cannot differentiate ... absent How can we differentiate ... Marantic #diagnosis #pathophysiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Involves aortic and mitral ... formation • Other vegetations ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... -mm left sided vegetations ... #management #cardiology
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
Causes of mitral ... disease Infective endocarditis ... (vegetations)/tumor ... atrial myxoma)/ball valve ... Causes #diagnosis #differential
Marantic Endocarditis 

Epidemiology:
 - Incidence of non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (marantic endocarditis if associated with cancer) is
on mitral and aortic ... valve. ... Vegetations mostly ... just sit on valve ... #Diagnosis #Management
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
LAA Thrombus), Valve ... (Vegetation, Thrombus ... , PFO, ASD, h/o ... cardiac surgery, endocarditis ... Embolism #diagnosis #differential
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Diagnosis and Pathophysiology ... sclerosis (both heart valve ... • Infective Endocarditis ... • Mitral Regurgitation ... • Mitral Stenosis