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Mitral Valve Vegetations on Echocardiogram

Surgery may be considered in pts with large (>15 mm) isolated aortic
Mitral Valve Vegetations ... to prevent embolism ... endocarditis #Mitral #Valve ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #pocus
Mitral Valve Vegetations on Echocardiogram (PLAX)

Surgery may be considered in pts with large (>15 mm) isolated
Mitral Valve Vegetations ... to prevent embolism ... endocarditis #Mitral #Valve ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #pocus
Aortic and Mitral Valve Vegetations in Endocarditis on POCUS - PLAX

Why would this 30 y/o male
Aortic and Mitral Valve ... Vegetations in ... and pulmonary edema ... #POCUS #PLAX #clinical ... #cardiology
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
high index of clinical ... Features of Non-Bacterial ... false-negative results: vegetation ... , Vegetations often ... in up to 30% of cases
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
LAA Thrombus), Valve ... (Vegetation, Thrombus ... - Most Common Cause ... disease, prosthetic valve ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
• Prosthetic valve ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... Cerebral > Splenic, pulmonary ... formation • Other vegetations ... -mm left sided vegetations
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Algorithm Cardiac Causes ... Cardiomyopathy - Valves ... Embolism ... Arterial Hypertension ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis on POCUS

This is the bedside Echo of a critically ill young lady who
Tricuspid Valve ... Endocarditis on POCUS ... regurgitation & septic pulmonary ... #Endocarditis #POCUS ... #Clinical #Echocardiogram
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
• Prosthetic valve ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... Cerebral > Splenic, Pulmonary ... formation • Other vegetations ... -mm left sided vegetations
RV Thrombus on POCUS Echocardiogram in a patient with Pulmonary Embolism

It's a little fuzzy but if
RV Thrombus on POCUS ... a patient with Pulmonary ... Embolism It's ... you'll see the cause ... #Clinical #cardiology