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Relative Risk of Various Predisoosing Conditions for Infective Endocarditis 
High Risk:
 - Prosthetic valves 
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for Infective Endocarditis ... - Prosthetic valves ... - Aortic valve ... disease - Mitral regurgitation ... #RiskFactors #Cardiology
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
fever, Infective endocarditis ... fever, Infective endocarditis ... • Prosthetic valve ... Mitral annulus valve ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
consultation • Valve ... regurgitation or ... block (+/- daily EKG ... growth or worsening valve ... Internet Book of Critical
Aortic and Mitral Valve Regurgitaton on Parasternal long axis (PLAX)

Parasternal long axis (PLAX) is part of
Aortic and Mitral Valve ... Regurgitaton on ... Aortic #Mitral #Valve ... PLAX #clinical # ... cardiology #echocardiogram
Aortic and Mitral Valve Vegetations in Endocarditis on POCUS - PLAX

Why would this 30 y/o male
Aortic and Mitral Valve ... Vegetations in Endocarditis ... #Vegetations #Endocarditis ... #POCUS #PLAX #clinical ... #cardiology
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Acute Infective Endocarditis ... Acute Prosthetic Valve ... Infection: Infective Endocarditis ... Degeneration, Prosthetic Valve ... Diagnosis #Causes #cardiology
Mitral valve endocarditis complicated by an abscess - Echocardiogram

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

#MitralValve #Mitral #Valve
Mitral valve endocarditis ... MitralValve #Mitral #Valve ... #endocarditis # ... Echocardiogram #POCUS #Clinical ... #Cardiology #A2C
Cardiac CTA showing Aortic Valve Endocarditis
Thickening of all the leaflets.

Dr. Daniel Lorenzatti @danilorenzatti

#Endocarditis #AorticValve #Aorta #Clinical
showing Aortic Valve ... Endocarditis Thickening ... danilorenzatti #Endocarditis ... AorticValve #Aorta #Clinical ... #Radiology #Cardiology
Osborn (J Wave)

Etiology 
• Hypothermia (below 320C / SOOF) 
• Normal variant 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Neurological
fibrillation Clinical ... No prognostic value ... #Differential #Cardiology ... #EKG #ECG #Hypothermia
3T Cardiac MRI of Barlow's mitral valve disease demonstrating classic prolapse (thickened leaflets >5 mm), mitral
Barlow's mitral valve ... @dr_adeebq #Clinical ... #Radiology #Cardiology ... MitralValve #Prolapse #Regurgitation