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Aortic and Mitral Valve Vegetations in Endocarditis on POCUS - PLAX

Why would this 30 y/o male
Aortic and Mitral ... on POCUS - PLAX ... stethoscope would hear ... aortic & mitral ... #cardiology
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
• Parasternal Short-Axis ... : Aortic Valve ( ... : Mitral Valve ( ... #TTE #Echocardiogram ... #Heart #Windows
Parasternal Short Axis Windows:

Aortic Valve, Mitral Valve, and Papillary Muscle Views

Understanding long and short axes in
Axis Windows: Aortic ... Valve, Mitral Valve ... axes in TTE - perfect ... cianmcdermott #PSAX ... #Windows #Echocardiogram
Echocardiogram Windows - Nomenclature
Each view is described using three (3) components
1) Transducer Position or "Window"
Imaging Plane, e.g., LAX ... , SAX, or4C 3) Region ... Visualized, e.g., Mitral ... valve (MV), Aortic ... #views #TTE #orientations
Parasternal Short Axis (PSAX) at the level of the Aortic Valve

Phased array transducer; parasternal short axis/indicator
the level of the ... Aortic Valve ... acuity of right heart ... #Axis #PSAX #echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
CA • Involves aortic ... and mitral regurgitation ... : • New cardiac ... nodes • Roth’s spots ... block, annular or aortic
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Ovarian CA, involves aortic ... and mitral regurgitation ... : • New cardiac ... nodes • Roth’s spots ... block, annular or aortic
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal short axis (PSAX)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram ... - Parasternal short ... appearance of heart ... in addition to the ... #Cardiology #PSAX
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
failure • Mitral ... disease (e.g., aortic ... stenosis) • Severe mitral ... regurgitation • Severe aortic ... #Palpitations #Cardiology
Starr-Edwards Aortic and Mitral Valve Replacements on Fluoroscopy
This is a cardiac cath on a patient with
and Mitral Valve ... Fluoroscopy This is a cardiac ... There are reports ... #Mitral #Valve ... Fluoroscopy #clinical #cardiology