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Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Causes of Severe Aortic ... Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture ... Acute Infective Endocarditis ... Traumatic Injury to Root ... Infection: Infective Endocarditis
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
CA • Involves aortic ... Hypercoagulable (APLAS) Microbiology ... : Blood cultures ... Generalized: • Chills ... block, annular or aortic
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
from Infective Endocarditis ... negative blood cultures ... Negative blood cultures ... dysfunction common, Aortic ... root abscess often
24 yo M sent from clinic to ED for + blood cultures. POCUS shows aortic valve
ED for + blood cultures ... POCUS shows aortic ... , LV dilation, aortic ... #Clinical #POCUS ... #Vegetation #Endocarditis
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Endocarditis - Overview ... Ovarian CA, involves aortic ... Hypercoagulable (APLAS) Microbiology ... Generalized: Chills ... block, annular or aortic
Capnocytophaga
Pathogen: Capnocytophaga
 • 9 species, C. canimorsus responsible for the majority of infections
 • Gram-negative rod,
Cellulitis: Fever, Chills ... 13%), Pneumonia, Endocarditis ... microorganism (Culture ... Capnocytophaga #canimorsus #microbiology
Aortic Valve Chordae Tendinae causing Aortic Regurgitation
In cases of significant aortic regurgitation without endocarditis or significant
Aortic Valve Chordae ... Tendinae causing Aortic ... regurgitation without endocarditis ... root dilation, ... echocardiogram #clinical #pocus
The clip above is from a patient who presented with abdominal pain and syncope. His vitals
large abdominal aortic ... suggestive of rupture ... the operating room ... Clinical #Radiology #POCUS ... #Aneurysm #Aorta