14 results
Systolic Anterior Motion (SAM) of the Mitral Valve (MV)

Systolic anterior motion (SAM) describes the dynamic movement
Valve (MV) Systolic ... valve (MV) during ... Differential diagnosis ... #Cardiology #Clinical ... #POCUS #CardiacMRI
Mitral Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram
66 yo presents with petechiae to lower extremities. Pt had mitral
Mitral Valve Endocarditis ... Pt had mitral valve ... on the anterior MV ... #MitralValve #Endocarditis ... #clinical #cardiology
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
disease Infective endocarditis ... atrial myxoma)/ball valve ... stenosis #Causes #diagnosis ... #differential # ... cardiology
Mitral Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram

This patient underwent septal myectomy and MV replacement

- Abhilash Koratala MD
Mitral Valve Endocarditis ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... septal myectomy and MV ... #Valve #Endocarditis ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology
Relative Risk of Various Predisoosing Conditions for Infective Endocarditis 
High Risk:
 - Prosthetic valves 
 -
- Prosthetic valves ... - Aortic valve ... disease - Mitral ... #RiskFactors #Cardiology ... #Diagnosis #Differential
Echocardiogram Windows - Nomenclature
Each view is described using three (3) components
1) Transducer Position or "Window"
Imaging Plane, e.g ... ., Mitral valve ... (MV), Aortic valve ... #Nomenclature #POCUS ... #cardiology #views
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
and Functional Mitral ... Infective/marantic endocarditis ... valve - Secondary ... Primary #Functional #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Mitral Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram

Patient with active IVDU presents with fever, sepsis.

Dr. Robert Jones @RJonesSonoEM

#MitralValve
Mitral Valve Endocarditis ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... #MitralValve #MV ... #Endocarditis # ... #clinical #cardiology
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
fever, Infective endocarditis ... • Prosthetic valve ... annulus valve: ... Regurgitation #differential ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Involves aortic and mitral ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... #Endocarditis #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology