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Mitral Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram

This patient underwent septal myectomy and MV replacement

- Abhilash Koratala MD
Mitral Valve Endocarditis ... #Valve #Endocarditis ... #Vegetations #POCUS ... clinical #cardiology #A4C ... #S4C
Mitral Valve Vegetations in Endocarditis - POCUS Echocardiogram

Apical 4-chamber view, a mobile echogenic mass is seen
Mitral Valve Vegetations ... in Endocarditis ... valve flopping ... #Valve #Vegetations ... clinical #cardiology #a4c
Mitral Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram
2 months of 'FUO'

- Dr. Ernest Fischer @EAFischer

#Mitral #Valve #Endocarditis #Vegetations
Mitral Valve Endocarditis ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... #Valve #Endocarditis ... #Vegetations #POCUS ... clinical #cardiology #a4c
Mitral Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram
66 yo presents with petechiae to lower extremities. Pt had mitral
Mitral Valve Endocarditis ... Pt had mitral valve ... Here you see a vegetation ... #MitralValve #Endocarditis ... clinical #cardiology #a4c
Atrial Fibrillation on POCUS Echocardiogram (A4C)

35yoF presents with acute onset atrial fibrillation.  POCUS shows dilated
(A4C) 35yoF ... POCUS shows dilated ... left atrium & poor ... mitral valve coaptation ... Echocardiogram #A4C
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
and diagnosis can ... : Serial negative ... false-negative results: vegetation ... embolised, Vegetations ... Predilection for left-sided
Tricuspid regurgitation is present on this subxiphoid view of a patient diagnosed with endocarditis. If you
carefully, you can ... see the vegetation ... #Endocarditis #Vegetation ... echocardiogram #ultrasound #POCUS ... #S4C
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
Causes of mitral ... disease Infective endocarditis ... (vegetations)/tumor ... (left atrial myxoma ... )/ball valve thrombus
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
• Prosthetic valve ... Involves aortic and mitral ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... formation • Other vegetations ... sided vegetations
Giant dilated left atrium on Echocardiogram (a4c)
It belongs to a 92-year old lady with a history
(a4c) It belongs ... Mitral valve doesn ... This can be LA aneurysm ... #atrium #a4c #Echocardiogram ... clinical #cardiology #pocus