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Mitral Valve Vegetations on Echocardiogram

Surgery may be considered in pts with large (>15 mm) isolated aortic
Mitral Valve Vegetations ... 15 mm) isolated aortic ... or mitral vegetations ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Mitral Valve Vegetations on Echocardiogram (PLAX)

Surgery may be considered in pts with large (>15 mm) isolated
Mitral Valve Vegetations ... 15 mm) isolated aortic ... or mitral vegetations ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Aortic and Mitral Valve Vegetations in Endocarditis on POCUS - PLAX

Why would this 30 y/o male
Aortic and Mitral ... Valve Vegetations ... stethoscope would hear ... #POCUS #PLAX #clinical ... #cardiology
Rheumatic heart disease on Echocardiogram (PLAX) - Aortic & Mitral Stenosis

- Ivan Stankovic, MD, PhD @Ivan_Echocardio

#Rheumatic
(PLAX) - Aortic ... & Mitral Stenosis ... Stankovic, MD, PhD ... #cardiology #mitral ... #stenosis #aortic
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
: Mitral Valve ( ... Flow Doppler #Anatomy ... #POCUS #Cardiac ... Echocardiogram #Heart ... Echocardiography #Cardiology
Parasternal Short Axis (PSAX) at the level of the Aortic Valve

Phased array transducer; parasternal short axis/indicator
stenosis, acuity ... of right heart ... echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #POCUS #labeled ... #anatomy
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
disorders: - Aortic ... regurgitation - Aortic ... disease • Increased ... Endocarditis • Mitral ... Pathophysiology #causes #cardiology
Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Massive Hemoptysis: >150-300 mL in 24h
Airway disease: 
 • Bronchitis, Bronchiectasis, Malignancy
in 24h Airway disease ... • Valvular (Mitral ... stenosis or regurgitation ... endocarditis), Heart ... AVM, Thoracic aortic
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
CA • Involves aortic ... and mitral regurgitation ... block, annular or aortic ... -mm left sided vegetations ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Mitral valve prolapse ... , stenosis) • Severe ... mitral regurgitation ... • Severe aortic ... #Palpitations #Cardiology