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Ruptured Chordae Tendineae on POCUS Echocardiogram
 
Many underlying causes, not limited to: MVP, subacute endocarditis, connective
Tendineae on POCUS Echocardiogram ... MVP, subacute endocarditis ... - Arizona Ultrasound ... #Ultrasound #Clinical ... #Cardiology #MitralValve
Mitral Valve Infective Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram

IE & HIV & CD4<100 - Oh My!! Time for
Mitral Valve Infective ... Endocarditis on ... POCUS Echocardiogram ... - VCU Ultrasound ... clinical #a4c #cardiology
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
Scleroderma) • Chordae ... • Prosthetic valve ... Drug-related • Chordae ... Mitral annulus valve ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
and shortened chordae ... Whipple's disease Infective ... endocarditis (vegetations ... atrial myxoma)/ball valve ... #differential #cardiology
What's the Dx?
• 29-year-old male 
• Transfer community hospital 
• Hypotension
• Renal failure
• Altered mental status.
• Using IV heroin ... vegetation secondary to endocarditis ... Clinical #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #PLAX #Infective ... #Endocarditis #
Aortic Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
50 yo female presents with fever & flu-like symptoms.
Aortic Valve Endocarditis ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... POCUS #Echocardiogram ... PLAX #clinical #ultrasound ... #cardiology
Tricuspid regurgitation is present on this subxiphoid view of a patient diagnosed with endocarditis. If you
diagnosed with endocarditis ... #Tricuspid #Valve ... regurgitation #cardiology ... #clinical #echocardiogram ... #ultrasound #POCUS
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
mitral stenosis - Infective ... /marantic endocarditis ... MV chordae may rupture ... parachute mitral valve ... Differential #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis on POCUS

This is the bedside Echo of a critically ill young lady who
Tricuspid Valve ... Endocarditis on ... are infective vegetations ... POCUS #Clinical #Echocardiogram ... #Ultrasound #Vegetation