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Etiology of Splenic Infarction:
 • Hypercoagulability: Factor V Leiden, Antiphospholipid syndrome, Malignancy
 • Embolic disease: Atrial
Etiology of Splenic Infarction ... endocarditis, Marantic ... BrighamChiefs #Splenic #Infarction
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
• Malignancy (Marantic ... that may lead to infarction ... also embolize: Marantic ... • Surgery • Marantic ... L Tricuspid • Marantic
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
• Malignancy (Marantic ... that may lead to infarction ... also embolize: Marantic ... • Surgery • Marantic ... L Tricuspid • Marantic
Causes of Renal Infarction - Differential Diagnosis
Thrombosis: Spontaneous
 • Atherosclerotic disease of aorta and renal artery
Causes of Renal Infarction ... endocarditis, Marantic ... • Myocardial infarction ... Segmental renal infarction ... trait #Renal #Infarction
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
- Infective/marantic ... wall trauma, LV infarction ... from myocardial infarction
Non-Infective Endocarditis (NBTE / Marantic Endocarditis)
Non-infective endocarditis is also known as: Non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE), Aseptic
Endocarditis (NBTE / Marantic ... endocarditis, Marantic ... Endocarditis #NBTE #Marantic
Dressler Syndrome - 
Postmyocardlal Infarctlon syndrome / Postpericardlotomy pericarditis
• Occurs 2 -10 weeks post myocardial infarction
Postmyocardlal Infarctlon ... post myocardial infarction ... Postmyocardlal #Infarctlon
Causes of Arterial and Venous Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STRUCTURAL:
 - PFO: paradoxical emboli
 - Popliteal
thrombosis - NBTE (marantic
McConnell's sign is not specific for acute pulmonary embolism, it can also be seen in right
right ventricular infarction ... wall myocardial infarction ... complicated with RV infarction ... Sign #InferiorMI #RVInfarction
Non-Infective Endocarditis - Pathophysiology
Non-infective Endocarditis Pathophysiology:
 • Valves usually undamaged - Etiology poorly understood but thought
Endocarditis #NBTE #Marantic