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Relative Risk of Various Predisoosing Conditions for Infective Endocarditis 
High Risk:
 - Prosthetic valves 
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- Prosthetic valves ... - Aortic valve ... Coarctation of the aorta ... #RiskFactors #Cardiology ... #Diagnosis #Differential
Aortic valve endocarditis on Echocardiogram

Ivan Stankovic, MD, PhD @Ivan_Echocardio

#Aortic #valve #endocarditis #aorta #Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology #pocus
Aortic valve endocarditis ... on Echocardiogram ... #endocarditis # ... aorta #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Parasternal Short axis, fan proximal and look for Aortic Valve in a plane shows all three
look for Aortic Valve ... #AorticValve #Aorta ... #mercedes #sign ... #Echocardiogram ... POCUS #Clinical #cardiology
There are about a dozen x-ray findings, but two of them are especially important: Loss of
and the calcium sign ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR ... #ChestXRay #AorticKnob
Aortic Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
50 yo female presents with fever & flu-like symptoms.
Aortic Valve Endocarditis ... Blood Cx grew staph ... EUSmkh #Aortic #aorta ... #Valve #Endocarditis ... clinical #ultrasound #cardiology
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
- Differential Diagnosis ... Acute Infective Endocarditis ... Acute Prosthetic Valve ... Valvuoplasty • Aorta ... #Causes #cardiology
ASE Echocardiography Evaluation of Aortic Regurgitation
A. Color Flow Doppler
B. Pulsed Wave Doppler
C. Continuous Wave Doppler
D. Quantitative
Regurgitation #Echocardiogram ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #POCUS #Valve # ... aorta
There are about a dozen x-ray findings, but two of them are especially important: Loss of
and the calcium sign ... positive calcium sign ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR ... #ChestXRay #Aortic
Tricuspid regurgitation is present on this subxiphoid view of a patient diagnosed with endocarditis. If you
view of a patient diagnosed ... with endocarditis ... #Tricuspid #Valve ... regurgitation #cardiology ... #clinical #echocardiogram
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
• Prosthetic valve ... Paradoxical emboli via ASD ... Diagnosis? ... #Endocarditis #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology