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Aortic and Mitral Valve Vegetations in Endocarditis on POCUS - PLAX

Why would this 30 y/o male
Aortic and Mitral ... Valve Vegetations ... in Endocarditis ... #Endocarditis # ... #cardiology
Mitral Valve Vegetations on Echocardiogram

Surgery may be considered in pts with large (>15 mm) isolated aortic
Mitral Valve Vegetations ... 15 mm) isolated aortic ... #endocarditis # ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Mitral Valve Vegetations on Echocardiogram (PLAX)

Surgery may be considered in pts with large (>15 mm) isolated
Mitral Valve Vegetations ... 15 mm) isolated aortic ... #endocarditis # ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Non-Infective Endocarditis (NBTE / Marantic Endocarditis)
Non-infective endocarditis is also known as: Non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE), Aseptic
embolize • Cannot differentiate ... non-infective vegetation ... Inflammatory cells ... absent How can we differentiate ... pathognomonic signs
Proximal aorta transverse view caudal to Figure 3. Note inferior vena cava (ivc), aorta (ao), anterior
“clock mantle” sign ... ) #Clinical #Radiology ... #POCUS #Aorta # ... #ClockMantle #Sign ... #ALiEM
Aortic Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
50 yo female presents with fever & flu-like symptoms.
Aortic Valve Endocarditis ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... valve vegetation ... Endocarditis #POCUS ... clinical #ultrasound #cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
CA • Involves aortic ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... block, annular or aortic ... -mm left sided vegetations ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Marantic Endocarditis 

Epidemiology:
 - Incidence of non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (marantic endocarditis if associated with cancer) is
patients with no signs ... cardiac valvular vegetations ... on mitral and aortic ... Vegetations mostly ... Diagnosis #Management #Cardiology
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
and Differential ... Ovarian CA, involves aortic ... block, annular or aortic ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #cardiology
Proximal aorta transverse view demonstrating the inferior vena cava (ivc), the aorta (ao), the celiac trunk
Known as “seagull sign ... #Clinical #EM #Radiology ... #Vasc #POCUS #Aorta ... Transverse #Seagull #Sign ... SplenicArtery #ALiEM