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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
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
• Subcostal (SC ... -Chamber View (A4C ... Inferior Vena Cava (SC ... ) • SC Abdominal ... Echocardiography #Cardiology
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset HFpEF.
you see on this SC ... Did have tap next ... #CP #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology ... #s4C #SeptalBounce
Tricuspid regurgitation is present on this subxiphoid view of a patient diagnosed with endocarditis. If you
Tricuspid regurgitation ... diagnosed with endocarditis ... #Endocarditis #Vegetation ... #cardiology #clinical ... ultrasound #POCUS #S4C
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 3-Chamber View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset
you see on this SC ... Had diagnostic tap-fever ... #CP #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology ... #A3C #SeptalBounce
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 Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
Regurgitation ( ... Infective/marantic endocarditis ... it results from SAM ... #Mitral #Regurgitation ... Differential #Diagnosis #Cardiology
RA/CVP Waveform Interpretation

Central venous pressure (CVP) or right atrial pressure (RAP) waveform tracings can often times
(CP), ↓ with TR ... ‘v’ wave with mitral ... regurgitation). ... Success of mitral ... Interpretation #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Involves aortic and mitral ... regurgitation ... occlusion that may ... Marantic: Emboli > Regurgitation ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
heart failure • Mitral ... tachycardia • Pericarditis ... stenosis) • Severe mitral ... regurgitation ... #Palpitations #Cardiology