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Mitral Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram

This patient underwent septal myectomy and MV replacement

- Abhilash Koratala MD
Mitral Valve Endocarditis ... patient underwent septal ... Vegetations #POCUS ... clinical #cardiology #A4C ... #S4C
Mitral Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram
66 yo presents with petechiae to lower extremities. Pt had mitral
Mitral Valve Endocarditis ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Here you see a vegetation ... up and hits the septum ... clinical #cardiology #a4c
Mitral Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram
2 months of 'FUO'

- Dr. Ernest Fischer @EAFischer

#Mitral #Valve #Endocarditis #Vegetations
Mitral Valve Endocarditis ... 2 months of 'FUO ... #Endocarditis # ... Vegetations #POCUS ... clinical #cardiology #a4c
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 ... #diagnosis #differential
This massive burden of tricuspid valve vegetation was caught in a young patient with septic shock.
burden of tricuspid valve ... young patient with septic ... Clinical #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #A4C #Tricuspid ... #Vegetation #Endocarditis
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Glomerulonephritis Septic ... formation • Other vegetations ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... via ASD • Metastatic ... -mm left sided vegetations
What's the Dx?
• 29-year-old male 
• Transfer community hospital 
• Hypotension
• Renal failure
• Altered mental status.
failure • Altered mental ... Clips 1 and 2 demonstrate ... consistent with a vegetation ... secondary to endocarditis ... Clinical #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
and Differential ... via ASD • Metastatic ... Septic emboli ... -mm left sided vegetations ... #Endocarditis #Differential
Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram

Patient with active IVDU presents with fever, sepsis.  More likely
Tricuspid Valve ... Endocarditis on ... frequently have lung septic ... emboli (see CT ... clinical #cardiology #s4c
Intracardiac Septal Masses / Thickening on Echocardiogram - Differential Diagnosis - 4 separate cases:
Case 1: LV
Intracardiac Septal ... - Differential ... separate cases: Case 1: ... LV Clot Case 2: ... #clinical #a4c