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Mitral Valve Vegetations on Echocardiogram

Surgery may be considered in pts with large (>15 mm) isolated aortic
vegetations to prevent embolism ... #Vegetations #endocarditis ... Mitral #Valve #psax ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Ventricular Septal Defect on Echocardiogram (PLAX)

Ivan Stankovic, MD, PhD @Ivan_Echocardio

#VSD #Ventricular #Septal #Defect #Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology
Ventricular Septal Defect ... Stankovic, MD, PhD ... Ivan_Echocardio #VSD ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus #plax
Mitral Valve Vegetations on Echocardiogram (PLAX)

Surgery may be considered in pts with large (>15 mm) isolated
vegetations to prevent embolism ... Stankovic, MD, PhD ... #Vegetations #endocarditis ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
- Most Common Cause ... non-culprit vessels • Atrial ... prosthetic valve, PFO, ASD ... cardiac surgery, endocarditis ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
ASD on Bubble Contrast Echocardiogram (a4c)
A patient with an anterior STEMI (take a look at the
Stankovic, MD, PhD ... Ivan_Echocardio #atrial ... #septal #defect ... a4c #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus #shunting
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... Cause Injury By ... via ASD • Metastatic ... embolism Endocarditis ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Negative contrast effect = a washout of the contrast (agitated saline) in the right atrium in
patient with an ASD ... Stankovic, MD, PhD ... #washout #ASD # ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Major Brain Complications of Endocarditis
Abscess:
 • May be macro or micro and occur at site of
Complications of Endocarditis ... in the distal arterial ... meninges due to direct ... Ischemic stroke caused ... caseyalbin #endocarditis
Atrial Flutter on Echocardiogram (PLAX)

Another case of atrial flutter on echo. No wonder the patient almost
Echocardiogram (PLAX ... ) Another case ... Stankovic, MD, PhD ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Physiologic Causes ... Pathologic Causes ... of developing atrial ... • Infective Endocarditis ... #cardiology