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Mitral valve endocarditis complicated by an abscess - Echocardiogram

Ivan Stankovic, MD, PhD @ https://twitter.com/Ivan_Echocardio

#MitralValve #Mitral #Valve
Mitral valve endocarditis ... Ivan_Echocardio #MitralValve ... #Mitral #Valve ... #endocarditis #abscess ... POCUS #Clinical #Cardiology
Mitral Valve Prolapse (MVP) with flail leaflet on Echocardiogram (2D/3D)

Ivan Stankovic, MD, PhD @Ivan_Echocardio

#MitralValve #Prolapse #MVP
Mitral Valve Prolapse ... Echocardiogram (2D/3D ... Ivan_Echocardio #MitralValve ... #Prolapse #MVP ... #clinical #cardiology
Complex mitral valve endocarditis with pericardial effusion, myocardial abscess, and reduced LV systolic function - Echocardiogram
Complex mitral valve ... endocarditis with ... VLSorrellImages #mitralvalve ... #endocarditis # ... myocardial #abscess
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
• Prosthetic valve ... Involves aortic and mitral ... Influenza Prosthetic Valve ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... aureus prosthetic valve
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
Infective/marantic endocarditis ... degeneration/MV prolapse ... /redundant and prolapse ... valve - Secondary ... Differential #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
• Prosthetic valve ... involves aortic and mitral ... • Prosthetic Valve ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... aureus prosthetic valve
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
heart failure • Mitral ... valve prolapse ... stenosis) • Severe mitral ... Mechanical prosthetic valve ... #Palpitations #Cardiology