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Mitral Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram

This patient underwent septal myectomy and MV replacement

- Abhilash Koratala MD
Mitral Valve Endocarditis ... #Endocarditis # ... Vegetations #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #A4C #S4C
Tricuspid regurgitation is present on this subxiphoid view of a patient diagnosed with endocarditis. If you
view of a patient diagnosed ... with endocarditis ... #Endocarditis #Vegetation ... regurgitation #cardiology ... ultrasound #POCUS #S4C
Stroke Etiologies
Hemorrhagic (IPH, SAH)
Ischemic
 - Large Vessel Atherosclerosis
 - Cardioembolic: Atrial fib, prosthetic valves, LV aneurysm,
Hemorrhagic (IPH, SAH ... Cardioembolic: Atrial ... fib, prosthetic valves ... , LV aneurysm, Endocarditis ... #differential #diagnosis
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
disease Infective endocarditis ... (vegetations)/tumor ... (left atrial myxoma ... )/ball valve thrombus ... #diagnosis #differential
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
(Vegetation, Thrombus ... - Most Common Cause ... non-culprit vessels • Atrial ... cardiac surgery, endocarditis ... Artery #Embolism #diagnosis
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... Septic Emboli Cause ... Treat underlying cause ... -mm left sided vegetations ... #Endocarditis #diagnosis
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 3-Chamber View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset
you see on this SC ... could pinpoint the cause ... Had diagnostic tap-fever ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #A3C #SeptalBounce
RV Failure secondary to Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension on Echocardiogram
Pulmonary arterial hypertension resulting in severe RV dilation
echocardiographic findings of PAH ... This case illustrates ... apically displaced valve ... #Hypertension #PAH ... #s4c #pocus
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
Infective/marantic endocarditis ... Vegetations seen ... plane into left atrium ... parachute mitral valve ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... Septic emboli cause ... formation • Other vegetations ... -mm left sided vegetations ... #Diagnosis #cardiology