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24 yo M sent from clinic to ED for + blood cultures. POCUS shows aortic valve
POCUS shows aortic valve ... vegetation. ... Echocardiogram #Cardiac ... #AorticValve #Aorta ... #Vegetation #Endocarditis
Marantic Endocarditis 

Epidemiology:
 - Incidence of non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (marantic endocarditis if associated with cancer) is
revealed 19% had cardiac ... valvular vegetations ... Clinical Findings ... irregularly shaped vegetations ... Vegetations mostly
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Involves aortic and mitral ... formation • Other vegetations ... Substance use: R > L Tricuspid ... -mm left sided vegetations ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #management
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Fibrillation (A-Fib ... Cardiac: • Valvular ... control with early Afib ... Mechanical heart valve ... #Fibrillation #AFib
Endocarditis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
What is it? Inflammation of endocardium, typically secondary to infection of
Diagnosis and Management ... (tricuspid in IVDU ... lines, prosthetic/cardiac ... valve disease ... bacteria, ECHO w/ vegetation
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
• Prosthetic valve ... involves aortic and mitral ... formation • Other vegetations ... substance use: R > L Tricuspid ... -mm left sided vegetations