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Mitral Valve Vegetations in Endocarditis - POCUS Echocardiogram

Apical 4-chamber view, a mobile echogenic mass is seen
Mitral Valve Vegetations ... in Endocarditis ... attached to the mitral ... in & out of the LA ... Herbst @EUSmkh #Mitral
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
and Functional Mitral ... Causes of primary mitral ... Often associated mitral ... Infective/marantic endocarditis ... MR from dilated LA
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
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 ... @MedCrisis #Mitral ... #Vegetation #Endocarditis
Aortic and Mitral Valve Vegetations in Endocarditis on POCUS - PLAX

Why would this 30 y/o male
Aortic and Mitral ... Vegetations in Endocarditis ... on the aortic & mitral ... eabramsMD #Aortic #Mitral ... #Vegetations #Endocarditis
Diastolic Function Grading - Schematic diastolic filling patterns

I: impaired relaxation, II: moderate diastolic dysfunction (pseudonormal), III:
electrocardiogram, MI: mitral ... inflow, MA: mitral ... flow progression, LA
Mitral Valve Vegetations on Echocardiogram

Surgery may be considered in pts with large (>15 mm) isolated aortic
Mitral Valve Vegetations ... isolated aortic or mitral ... #Vegetations #endocarditis ... #Mitral #Valve