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Mitral Valve Vegetations in Endocarditis - POCUS Echocardiogram

Apical 4-chamber view, a mobile echogenic mass is seen
Mitral Valve Vegetations ... on size of the vegetation ... sensitive for vegetations ... #Vegetations #Endocarditis ... #a4c
Tricuspid regurgitation is present on this subxiphoid view of a patient diagnosed with endocarditis. If you
Tricuspid regurgitation ... you can see the vegetation ... #Endocarditis #Vegetation ... #cardiology #clinical ... ultrasound #POCUS #S4C
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
(LV thrombus, LAA ... (Vegetation, Thrombus ... Angiography or Cardiac ... non-culprit vessels • Atrial ... PFO, ASD, h/o of cardiac
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
aortic and mitral regurgitation ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... formation • Other vegetations ... Marantic: Emboli > Regurgitation ... -mm left sided vegetations
Lambls Excrescences on Echocardiogram
An incidental finding in a young patient with polyneuritis - there is a
on the aortic valve ... Probably also aortic valve ... independent of cardiac ... motion making the vegetation ... Excrescences #psax #a4c
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
aortic and mitral regurgitation ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... formation • Other vegetations ... Marantic: Emboli > Regurgitation ... -mm left sided vegetations
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
Vegetations seen ... plane into left atrium ... parachute mitral valve ... MR from dilated LA ... Differential #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Cardiac LV Thrombus on Echocardiogram (A4C)
48 year old woman in ICU for acute ischemic limb. PMHx
Echocardiogram (A4C ... considered (principally vegetation ... are not POCUS: serial ... are all of some value ... Echocardiogram #A4C
Cardiac LV Thrombus on Echocardiogram Short-Axis View (PSAX)
48 year old woman in ICU for acute ischemic
Echocardiogram Short-Axis ... considered (principally vegetation ... are not POCUS: serial ... are all of some value ... PSAX #clinical #cardiology