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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 ... #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 ... Here you see a vegetation ... that extends up and ... clinical #cardiology #a4c ... #plax
Echocardiogram images with outlined regional wall motion abnormality territories of A) PSLAX B) PSAX, and C)
Echocardiogram images ... B) PSAX, and C) ... A4C. ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... LocalizationMap #Coronary #Artery
Figure 2: Anatomical description of coronary perfusion in the A) PLAX, B) PSAX, and C) A4C.

#Diagnosis
in the A) PLAX, ... B) PSAX, and C) ... A4C. ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Coronary #Artery
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
Pericarditis on Echocardiogram ... circumferential pericardial effusion ... , (B) a septal mitral ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... #a4c #pocus #clinical
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
Commissural fusion ... disease Infective endocarditis ... (vegetations)/tumor ... occur 10—20 years after ... stenosis #Causes #diagnosis
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
mitral regurgitation ... formation • Other vegetations ... Paradoxical emboli via ASD ... than 5 to 7 days after ... -mm left sided vegetations
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
mitral regurgitation ... Paradoxical emboli via ASD ... formation • Other vegetations ... than 5 to 7 days after ... -mm left sided vegetations