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Non-Infective Endocarditis (NBTE / Marantic Endocarditis)
Non-infective endocarditis is also known as: Non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE), Aseptic
valve leaflet • Vegetations ... inflammation at vegetation ... non-infective vegetation ... on echo • Histopathology ... 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
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
signs/symptoms or echo ... , and diagnosis ... is required for diagnosis ... false-negative results: vegetation ... already embolised, 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 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
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
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
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 3-Chamber View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset
Pericarditis on POCUS ... Note the septal ... Had echo done one ... Had diagnostic tap-fever ... clinical #cardiology #A3C
Complex Pericardial Effusion with Tamponade on POCUS Echocardiogram - A4C
Pt sent to ED c intradialytic hypotension.
with Tamponade on POCUS ... Echocardiogram - A4C ... Note RA collapse ... D/T echo findings ... #Cardiac #Tamponade