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Aortic and Mitral Valve Vegetations in Endocarditis on POCUS - PLAX

Why would this 30 y/o male
Aortic and Mitral ... Valve Vegetations ... mitral valves and ... #Mitral #Valve ... #POCUS #PLAX #clinical
Mitral Valve Vegetations on Echocardiogram

Surgery may be considered in pts with large (>15 mm) isolated aortic
Mitral Valve Vegetations ... 15 mm) isolated aortic ... or mitral vegetations ... #Valve #psax #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Mitral Valve Vegetations on Echocardiogram (PLAX)

Surgery may be considered in pts with large (>15 mm) isolated
Mitral Valve Vegetations ... 15 mm) isolated aortic ... or mitral vegetations ... #Valve #plax #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Syncope - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neurocardiogenic:
 • Vasovagal
 • Orthostatic Hypotension
 • Autonomic Neuropathy
 • Situational (micturition,
Afterload: • Mitral ... /Aortic Stenosis ... Tachyarrhythmia: • VT/VFib ... • AFib/AFlutter ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Causes of Ischemic Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Important to determine and treat the etiology behind because
Causes of Ischemic ... • Arrhythmias: Afib ... * • Valvular: Mitral ... stenosis, Prosthetic valve ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
high index of clinical ... false-negative results: vegetation ... already embolised, Vegetations ... in up to 30% of cases ... dysfunction common, Aortic
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
heart failure • Mitral ... valve prolapse ... disease (e.g., aortic ... brain flow (VT/Vfib ... /Afib/WPW) • Loss
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
CA • Involves aortic ... and mitral regurgitation ... Septic Emboli Cause ... Treat underlying cause ... block, annular or aortic
Marantic Endocarditis 

Epidemiology:
 - Incidence of non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (marantic endocarditis if associated with cancer) is
Clinical Findings ... on mitral and aortic ... valve. ... Vegetations mostly ... just sit on valve
Atrial Fibrillation on POCUS Echocardiogram (A4C)

35yoF presents with acute onset atrial fibrillation.  POCUS shows dilated
atrium & poor mitral ... valve coaptation ... #Fibrillation #AFib ... Echocardiogram #A4C #clinical