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Mitral Valve Vegetations in Endocarditis - POCUS Echocardiogram

Apical 4-chamber view, a mobile echogenic mass is seen
Mitral Valve Vegetations ... Echocardiogram Apical ... mitral valve flopping ... #Valve #Vegetations ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology
Typical mitral valve prolapse with an eccentric jet hugging the left atrial wall (Coanda effect). TTE
Typical mitral valve ... left atrial wall ... Stankovic, MD, PhD ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Direct: Clot (LV ... ), Valve (Vegetation ... Paradoxical: Right to Left ... , TEE, CT or MRI ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
Vegetations seen ... annular plane into left ... valve - Secondary ... papillary muscles apically ... Differential #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Mobile Atrial Thrombus on Transesophageal Echocardiogram
TEE mid-esophageal view demonstrating left atrial thrombus. Also note mechanical mitral
demonstrating left ... note mechanical mitral ... valve. ... #cardiology #clinical ... #POCUS
Huge mural thrombus occupying 1/3 the LV.
MI effecting [LAD territory]

In PLAX view, The unechoic line between
Huge mural thrombus ... LV. ... DD the [apical HOCM ... #cardiology #echocardiogram ... #pocus #a4c
Apical 2-Chamber (A2C) Window on POCUS Echocardiogram

Helpful to distinguish anterior and inferior regional wall motion abnormalities.
for associated LV ... thrombus. ... pooling of blood in the ... EF -> visible mural ... clinical #anatomy #cardiology
Parasternal Long Axis view with measurement. Note the right ventricle (RV), interventricular septum (S), left ventricle
ventricle (LV), ... left atrium (LA ... ), anterior mitral ... #Clinical #EM #Cardiology ... #POCUS #Parasternal
Atrial Fibrillation on POCUS Echocardiogram (A4C)

35yoF presents with acute onset atrial fibrillation.  POCUS shows dilated
left atrium & poor ... mitral valve coaptation ... jet seen from LV ... to LA across the ... A4C #clinical #cardiology
Isolated cleft in the posterior mitral valve leaflet can be a cause of unexplained mitral regurgitation
the posterior mitral ... valve leaflet can ... Stankovic, MD, PhD ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus #doppler