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Mitral Valve Vegetations on Echocardiogram (PLAX)

Surgery may be considered in pts with large (>15 mm) isolated
Mitral Valve Vegetations ... on Echocardiogram ... (PLAX) Surgery ... #endocarditis # ... Mitral #Valve #plax
Mitral Valve Vegetations on Echocardiogram

Surgery may be considered in pts with large (>15 mm) isolated aortic
Mitral Valve Vegetations ... on Echocardiogram ... #endocarditis # ... Mitral #Valve #psax ... #Echocardiogram
AFib with RVR on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) - PLAX

POCUS showing us why this pt's
AFib with RVR on ... pt's paroxysmal a-fib ... @eabramsMD #AFib ... clinical #cardiology #echocardiogram ... #atrial #fibrillation
Endocarditis - Large Mitral Valve Vegetation on POCUS Echocardiogram

Dr. Bobby Yanagawa @BobbyYanagawa

#Endocarditis #Mitral #Vegetation #POCUS #valve
Endocarditis - Large ... Mitral Valve Vegetation ... #Mitral #Vegetation ... clinical #cardiology #PLAX ... #echocardiogram
Mitral Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram
66 yo presents with petechiae to lower extremities. Pt had mitral
Mitral Valve Endocarditis ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Pt had mitral valve ... Here you see a vegetation ... cardiology #a4c #plax
Stroke Etiologies
Hemorrhagic (IPH, SAH)
Ischemic
 - Large Vessel Atherosclerosis
 - Cardioembolic: Atrial fib, prosthetic valves, LV aneurysm,
Cardioembolic: Atrial ... fib, prosthetic ... , LV aneurysm, Endocarditis ... embolism, Occult a-fib ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Stroke #causes
Causes of Ischemic Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Important to determine and treat the etiology behind because
Causes of Ischemic ... • Arrhythmias: Afib ... * • Valvular: Mitral ... Prosthetic valve • Endocarditis ... Non-atherosclerotic: Arterial
Atrial Fibrillation on POCUS Echocardiogram (A4C)

35yoF presents with acute onset atrial fibrillation.  POCUS shows dilated
Atrial Fibrillation ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... & poor mitral valve ... #Fibrillation #AFib ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
Causes of mitral ... chordae Severe mitral ... disease Infective endocarditis ... (vegetations)/tumor ... (left atrial myxoma
What's the Dx?
• 29-year-old male 
• Transfer community hospital 
• Hypotension
• Renal failure
• Altered mental status.
demonstrate a mobile mitral ... secondary to endocarditis ... Clinical #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #PLAX #Infective ... #Endocarditis #