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Non-Infective Endocarditis (NBTE / Marantic Endocarditis)
Non-infective endocarditis is also known as: Non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE), Aseptic
, Marantic endocarditis ... valve leaflet • Vegetations ... inflammation at vegetation ... non-infective vegetation ... signs/symptoms or echo
This massive burden of tricuspid valve vegetation was caught in a young patient with septic shock.
tricuspid valve vegetation ... Echo ALL shock patients ... Echocardiogram #A4C ... #Tricuspid #Vegetation ... #Endocarditis
Tricuspid Vegetations in Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram (s4c)
There are times you do a bedside echo on
Tricuspid Vegetations ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... you do a bedside echo ... TV #Tricuspid #Vegetations ... POCUS #Echocardiogram
Marantic Endocarditis 

Epidemiology:
 - Incidence of non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (marantic endocarditis if associated with cancer) is
Marantic Endocarditis ... (marantic endocarditis ... valvular vegetations ... irregularly shaped vegetations ... Vegetations mostly
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
signs/symptoms or echo ... is required for diagnosis ... false-negative results: vegetation ... already embolised, Vegetations ... infective #NBTE #Marantic
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
: • New cardiac ... formation • Other vegetations ... Diagnosis? ... cultures • 2D Echo ... -mm left sided vegetations
Tricuspid regurgitation is present on this subxiphoid view of a patient diagnosed with endocarditis. If you
view of a patient diagnosed ... you can see the vegetation ... #Endocarditis #Vegetation ... echocardiogram #ultrasound #POCUS ... #S4C
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
and Differential Diagnosis ... : • New cardiac ... formation • Other vegetations ... cultures • 2D Echo ... -mm left sided vegetations
Endocarditis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
What is it? Inflammation of endocardium, typically secondary to infection of
Endocarditis - Diagnosis ... lines, prosthetic/cardiac ... typical bacteria, ECHO ... w/ vegetation/abscess ... Immunologic phenomena, ECHO
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Differential Diagnosis ... Lungs: • Pleural effusions ... • Libman-Sacks endocarditis ... Cytopenias • Cardiac ... valve vegetations