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Mitral Valve Vegetation Echocardiogram
Juicy vegetation on a mitral valve.

31% S. Aureus (IVDUs, IV lines)
17% Strep viridans
11%
Mitral Valve Vegetation ... vegetation on a mitral ... Strep viridans 11% enterococci ... @MedCrisis #Mitral ... #Vegetation #Endocarditis
DENOVA score to predict endocarditis in patients with Enterococcus faecalis bacteremia
 • Duration of symptoms ≥
score to predict endocarditis ... patients with Enterococcus ... DENOVA #score #endocarditis ... #Enterococcus #
Endocarditis Algorithm - Infective vs Noninfective Causes
Noninfective:
 • Malignancy
 • Autoimmune disease
 • Systemic infection
Native Valve
Endocarditis Algorithm ... streptococci • Enterococcus ... epidermidis • Enterococcus ... Streptococcus • Enterococcus ... amzn.to/2LmUODZ #Endocarditis
Infective Endocarditis - Indications for Surgery - "Fun-HEARTS" Mnemonic

Fungal endocarditis
Heart failure (valve dysfunction)
Enterococcus (VRE) endocarditis
Abscess, annular
Infective Endocarditis ... Mnemonic Fungal endocarditis ... dysfunction) Enterococcus ... (VRE) endocarditis ... / pSeudomonas endocarditis
Microorganisms Responsible for Infective Endocarditis

Native valves:
 - Streptococcus viridans 
 - Enterococci 
 - Other streptococci
for Infective Endocarditis ... viridans - Enterococci ... Streptococci - Enterococci ... Staphylococcus aureus - Enterococci ... #Infective #Endocarditis
HACEK is the acronym commonly used to describe and help doctors to remember a group of
cause infective endocarditis ... less than 3% of endocarditis ... More commonly endocarditis ... Streptococcus sp.), Enterococcus ... HACEK #Organisms #Endocarditis
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
Prosthetic Mitral Valve Endocarditis - No bueno!

- Dr. Said Alsidawi @AlsidawiMD

#Prosthetic #MitralValve #Endocarditis #Echocardiogram #POCUS #Clinical
Prosthetic Mitral ... Valve Endocarditis ... #MitralValve #Endocarditis
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
Secondary Causes of Mitral ... organic) chronic mitral ... fever, Infective endocarditis ... fever, Infective endocarditis ... leak, Infective endocarditis
Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
Pulmonary Stenosis Mitral ... Marfan's Disease Mitral ... • Rupture • Endocarditis ... Fever • Trauma Mitral ... • Prolapse • Endocarditis