4 results
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
Differentiating NBTE from Infective ... signs/symptoms or echo ... Autoimmune (SLE/APLS), Malignancy ... false-negative results: vegetation ... already embolised, Vegetations
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
Causes of mitral ... Commissural fusion ... Whipple's disease Infective ... endocarditis (vegetations ... stenosis #Causes #diagnosis
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Non-Infectious (NTBE): • Malignancy ... Involves aortic and mitral ... formation • Other vegetations ... cultures • 2D Echo ... -mm left sided vegetations
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Non-Infectious (NTBE): • Malignancy ... involves aortic and mitral ... formation • Other vegetations ... cultures • 2D Echo ... -mm left sided vegetations