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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 ... #PLAX #AorticValve ... #Aorta #Vegetation
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