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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
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
(Vegetation, Thrombus ... Left from Venous System ... • Concomitant systemic ... 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 ... Vascular: • Systemic ... underlying cause + Systemic ... -mm left sided vegetations ... #Endocarditis #diagnosis
Right Heart Catheterization Cheat Sheet: Interpretation of Pressures and Waveforms 
Direct measurements
 ● Central venous pressure
measurements ● Systemic ... volume index (33-47 ml ... the tricuspid valve ... Interpretation #Diagnosis ... CheatSheet #Waveforms #Cardiology
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
Secondary to systemic ... (vegetations)/tumor ... (left atrial myxoma ... )/ball valve thrombus ... stenosis #Causes #diagnosis
RV Failure secondary to Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension on Echocardiogram
Pulmonary arterial hypertension resulting in severe RV dilation
echocardiographic findings of PAH ... apically displaced valve ... #Hypertension #PAH ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #s4c #pocus
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... Vascular: • Systemic ... underlying cause + Systemic ... -mm left sided vegetations ... #Diagnosis #cardiology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Differential Diagnosis ... Antiribosomal P, APLA, PAC ... • Libman-Sacks endocarditis ... Cytopenias • Cardiac valve ... vegetations APLA
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 ... - Secondary to systemic