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Relative Risk of Various Predisoosing Conditions for Infective Endocarditis 
High Risk:
 - Prosthetic valves 
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Prosthetic valves - Aortic ... valve disease - Mitral ... Coarctation of the aorta ... #RiskFactors #Cardiology ... #Diagnosis #Differential
Mitral Valve Vegetations on Echocardiogram

Surgery may be considered in pts with large (>15 mm) isolated aortic
on Echocardiogram ... 15 mm) isolated aortic ... #Vegetations #endocarditis ... #psax #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Aortic valve endocarditis on Echocardiogram

Ivan Stankovic, MD, PhD @Ivan_Echocardio

#Aortic #valve #endocarditis #aorta #Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology #pocus
Aortic valve endocarditis ... on Echocardiogram ... #valve #endocarditis ... #aorta #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Mitral Valve Vegetations on Echocardiogram (PLAX)

Surgery may be considered in pts with large (>15 mm) isolated
on Echocardiogram ... 15 mm) isolated aortic ... #Vegetations #endocarditis ... #plax #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
- Differential Diagnosis ... Acute Infective Endocarditis ... Valvuoplasty • Aorta ... Dysfunction Chronic - Aorta ... #Causes #cardiology
Type B Aortic Dissection Flap on POCUS Echocardiogram - PLAX

Elderly male with hypertension and DM presents
Flap on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Diagnosis? ... the descending aorta ... #PLAX #Cardiology ... #clinical
Aortic Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
50 yo female presents with fever & flu-like symptoms.
Aortic Valve Endocarditis ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... #aorta #Valve # ... #PLAX #clinical ... #ultrasound #cardiology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
disorders: - Aortic ... regurgitation - Aortic ... of developing atrial ... • Infective Endocarditis ... • Mitral Stenosis
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
CA • Involves aortic ... and mitral regurgitation ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... block, annular or aortic ... #cardiology
Parasternal Long Axis view with measurement. Note the right ventricle (RV), interventricular septum (S), left ventricle
ventricle (LV), left atrium ... (LA), anterior mitral ... leaflet (*), and aorta ... adjacent to the aortic ... #Clinical #EM #Cardiology