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Mitral Valve Vegetations on Echocardiogram

Surgery may be considered in pts with large (>15 mm) isolated aortic
Mitral Valve Vegetations ... Stankovic, MD, PhD ... #Valve #psax #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Mitral Valve Vegetations on Echocardiogram (PLAX)

Surgery may be considered in pts with large (>15 mm) isolated
Mitral Valve Vegetations ... Stankovic, MD, PhD ... #Valve #plax #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
Causes of mitral ... endocarditis (vegetations ... atrial myxoma)/ball valve ... thrombus - When ... #cardiology
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Direct: Clot (LV ... ), Valve (Vegetation ... - Most Common Cause ... Artery #Embolism #diagnosis ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
Causes of Primary ... Vegetations seen ... valve - Secondary ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
and Secondary Causes ... Ring fracture, Thrombus ... annulus valve: ... #differential #diagnosis ... #cardiology #causes
Isolated cleft in the posterior mitral valve leaflet can be a cause of unexplained mitral regurgitation
valve leaflet can ... be a cause of unexplained ... Stankovic, MD, PhD ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus #doppler
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
- Differential Diagnosis ... sclerosis (both heart valve ... Endocarditis • Mitral ... Regurgitation • Mitral ... #cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Involves aortic and mitral ... Septic Emboli Cause ... Treat underlying cause ... -mm left sided vegetations ... #management #cardiology
DEPRESSED ST Mnemonic for Causes of ST Segment Depression

D - Drooping valve (mitral valve prolapse)
E -
ST Mnemonic for Causes ... (mitral valve prolapse ... - Enlargement (LV ... Depression #Mnemonic #Cardiology ... #Differential #Diagnosis