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Aortic and Mitral Valve Vegetations in Endocarditis on POCUS - PLAX

Why would this 30 y/o male
Aortic and Mitral ... - PLAX Why would ... OR to fix his valvular ... #PLAX #clinical ... #cardiology
ASE Echocardiographic Assessment of Valve Stenosis
 • Aortic Valve Stenosis
 • Mitral Valve Stenosis
 • Tricuspid
Valve Stenosis • Aortic ... Valve Stenosis • Mitral ... Valve Stenosis #Valvular ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #criteria #POCUS
ASE Echocardiography Guidelines for Evaluation of Valvular Regurgitation
 • Aortic Valve
 • Mitral Valve
 • Tricuspid
Evaluation of Valvular ... Regurgitation • Aortic ... Valve • Mitral ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #criteria #POCUS
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Pathologic Causes: • Valvular ... disorders: - Aortic ... regurgitation - Aortic ... Endocarditis • Mitral ... Pathophysiology #causes #cardiology
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 ... #management #cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Cardiac: • Valvular ... detect possible valvular ... Moderate or severe mitral ... Fibrillation #AFib #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
heart failure • Mitral ... myocarditis • Valvular ... disease (e.g., aortic ... stenosis) • Severe mitral ... #Palpitations #Cardiology
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Ovarian CA, involves aortic ... and mitral regurgitation ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... block, annular or aortic ... #cardiology #infectiousdiseases
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
risk (>5%): - Aortic ... - Cataract Plan ... one post op Cardiology ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis
Marantic Endocarditis 

Epidemiology:
 - Incidence of non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (marantic endocarditis if associated with cancer) is
19% had cardiac valvular ... vegetations on mitral ... and aortic valve ... #Endocarditis #Diagnosis ... #Management #Cardiology