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Mitral Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram

This patient underwent septal myectomy and MV replacement

- Abhilash Koratala MD
Mitral Valve Endocarditis ... @NephroP #Mitral ... #Valve #Endocarditis ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #A4C #S4C
Left Atrial Myxoma on POCUS Echocardiogram - S4C view
Adult female having fatigue/DOE. Attributes to deconditioning. Starts
Left Atrial Myxoma ... Echocardiogram - S4C ... myxoma. ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #S4C
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset HFpEF.
you see on this SC ... Also had medial mitral ... restrictive inflow mitral ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #s4C #SeptalBounce
Huge right atrial myxoma on POCUS Echocardiogram

Notice the typical attachment to the inter-atrial septum (fossa ovalis)
Huge right atrial ... myxoma on POCUS ... #myxoma #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #s4c #ultrasound
Atrial Myxoma on Echocardiogram

RA Myxoma. Preop MRI tissue characterization suggested clot !!! When surgically removed there
Atrial Myxoma on ... Echocardiogram RA Myxoma ... DrRajeshG1 #Atrial ... #clinical #cardiology ... #POCUS #s4c
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
Constrictive Pericarditis ... , (B) a septal mitral ... velocity of 9.5 cm/sec ... Echocardiogram #a4c ... pocus #clinical #cardiology
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 ... Causes #diagnosis #differential ... #cardiology
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 ... myxoma • Hypercoagulable ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Negative Contrast Effect in Right Atrium - Differential Diagnosis
1. Small secundum ASD or PFO with left
Effect in Right Atrium ... - Differential ... #RA #Differential ... #Diagnosis #cardiology ... echocardiogram #s4c
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
Infective/marantic endocarditis ... plane into left atrium ... it results from SAM ... Primary #Functional #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology