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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 ... on POCUS - PLAX ... you see large vegetations ... #Vegetations #Endocarditis
Mitral Valve Vegetations on Echocardiogram (PLAX)

Surgery may be considered in pts with large (>15 mm) isolated
Mitral Valve Vegetations ... or mitral vegetations ... Ivan_Echocardio #Vegetations ... #endocarditis # ... Mitral #Valve #plax
Non-Infective Endocarditis (NBTE / Marantic Endocarditis)
Non-infective endocarditis is also known as: Non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE), Aseptic
, Marantic endocarditis ... the surface of valve ... leaflet • Vegetations ... inflammation at vegetation ... non-infective vegetation
Mitral Valve Vegetations on Echocardiogram

Surgery may be considered in pts with large (>15 mm) isolated aortic
Mitral Valve Vegetations ... or mitral vegetations ... Ivan_Echocardio #Vegetations ... #endocarditis # ... Mitral #Valve #psax
24 yo M sent from clinic to ED for + blood cultures. POCUS shows aortic valve
POCUS shows aortic ... valve vegetation ... , LV dilation, aortic ... Echocardiogram #Cardiac #PLAX ... #Vegetation #Endocarditis
Marantic Endocarditis 

Epidemiology:
 - Incidence of non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (marantic endocarditis if associated with cancer) is
Marantic Endocarditis ... (marantic endocarditis ... cardiac valvular vegetations ... irregularly shaped vegetations ... Vegetations mostly
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
from Infective Endocarditis ... false-negative results: vegetation ... already embolised, Vegetations ... dysfunction common, Aortic ... infective #NBTE #Marantic
Mitral Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram
66 yo presents with petechiae to lower extremities. Pt had mitral
Mitral Valve Endocarditis ... Here you see a vegetation ... #MitralValve #Endocarditis ... clinical #cardiology #a4c ... #plax
Aortic Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
50 yo female presents with fever & flu-like symptoms.
Aortic Valve Endocarditis ... Echocardiogram (PLAX ... valve vegetation ... #aorta #Valve # ... Echocardiogram #PLAX
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
CA • Involves aortic ... formation • Other vegetations ... (NTBE) Differential ... block, annular or aortic ... -mm left sided vegetations