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Mitral Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram
66 yo presents with petechiae to lower extremities. Pt had mitral
Mitral Valve Endocarditis ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... to narrow down all ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Cleft Anterior Mitral Leaflet (AML) on Echocardiogram

Cleft AML associated with subaortic membrane

Dr. Gopalan Rajesh @DrRajeshG1

#Cleft #Anterior
Leaflet (AML) on ... Echocardiogram ... #Leaflet #AML # ... clinical #POCUS ... #cardiology
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
Causes of mitral ... disease Infective endocarditis ... vegetations)/tumor (left atrial ... stenosis #Causes #diagnosis ... #differential #cardiology
Anterior Mitral Leaflet Avulsion on Echocardiogram

Avulsion of base of AML during PTMC(BMV). However skilled you are,
Anterior Mitral ... Leaflet Avulsion ... on Echocardiogram ... #POCUS #clinical ... #cardiology #a4c
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
Infective/marantic endocarditis ... plane into left atrium ... because of MV leaflet ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
• Mitchell et al ... significantly positive ... • Infective Endocarditis ... • Mitral Stenosis ... Pathophysiology #causes #cardiology
Ebstein Anomaly on Echocardiogram

Ebstein anomaly. The tricuspid valve is ALWAYS more apically displaced than the mitral
Ebstein Anomaly on Echocardiogram ... displaced than the mitral ... associated with an atrial ... Ebstein #Anomaly #POCUS ... #cardiology #a4c
Rheumatic Heart Disease - Mitral Stenosis on Echocardiogram
(1) Thickened and fibrosed MV leaflets - rheumatic etiology
Heart Disease - Mitral ... and fibrosed MV leaflets ... (4) All 4 cardiac ... (7) patient in atrial ... #clinical #cardiology
Pickelhaube Sign on Echocardiogram
Pickelhaube sign may be seen in mitral valve prolapse (MVP): High velocity (≥
Pickelhaube Sign on Echocardiogram ... may be seen in mitral ... of myxomatous mitral ... #POCUS #cardiology ... #clinical #diagnosis
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Involves aortic and mitral ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... Blood cultures are positive ... Diagnosis? ... #cardiology