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Non-Infective Endocarditis - Pathophysiology
Non-infective Endocarditis Pathophysiology:
 • Valves usually undamaged - Etiology poorly understood but thought
Non-Infective Endocarditis ... - Pathophysiology ... Non-infective Endocarditis ... failure is rare Infective ... Endocarditis Pathophysiology
Infective endocarditis - etiology and sources of infection. 
 • Native and prosthetic 
valve endocarditis
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Infective endocarditis ... and sources of infection ... and prosthetic valve ... endocarditis • ... Sources #Causes
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
and Secondary Causes ... • Prosthetic valve ... fracture, Thrombus ... Mitral annulus valve ... diagnosis #cardiology #causes
Mitral Valve Infective Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram

IE & HIV & CD4<100 - Oh My!! Time for
Mitral Valve Infective ... Endocarditis on ... POCUS Echocardiogram ... #Endocarditis # ... POCUS #Echocardiogram
Mitral Valve Vegetation Echocardiogram
Juicy vegetation on a mitral valve.

31% S. Aureus (IVDUs, IV lines)
17% Strep viridans
11%
Echocardiogram ... Mitral #Vegetation #Endocarditis ... #Infective #Clinical ... #Echocardiogram ... #Valve
Endocarditis Algorithm - Infective vs Noninfective Causes
Noninfective:
 • Malignancy
 • Autoimmune disease
 • Systemic infection
Native Valve
Endocarditis Algorithm ... - Infective vs ... Noninfective Causes ... amzn.to/2LmUODZ #Endocarditis ... #Noninfective #Causes
Non-Infective Endocarditis (NBTE / Marantic Endocarditis)
Non-infective endocarditis is also known as: Non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE), Aseptic
Non-Infective Endocarditis ... the surface of valve ... left-sided heart valves ... demonstration of platelet thrombi ... Marantic #diagnosis #pathophysiology
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
Differentiating NBTE from Infective ... demonstration of platelet thrombi ... infarcts Features of Infective ... in up to 30% of cases ... #comparison #infective
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
Causes of mitral ... Whipple's disease Infective ... endocarditis (vegetations ... atrial myxoma)/ball valve ... thrombus - When
Mitral Valve Vegetation on Echocardiogram

Since people liked yesterday's MV vegetation, & IE was a hot topic
Mitral Valve Vegetation ... on Echocardiogram ... Mitral #Vegetation #Endocarditis ... #Infective #Clinical ... #Valve