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Antithrombotic Therapy in Patients with Prosthetic Heart Valves - INR Targets
Mechanical Valve - Duration Lifelong
INR 3.0:
Heart Valves - ... • Aortic valve ... or Mitral Valve ... mechanical #Heart #Valves ... #cardiology
ASE Recommendations for Evaluation of Prosthetic Valves with Echocardiography and Doppler Ultrasound
Normal Flow Patterns and Essential
ValvesProsthetic ... Aortic Valves ... • Prosthetic Mitral ... ValvesProsthetic ... Valves #Prosthetic
Relative Risk of Various Predisoosing Conditions for Infective Endocarditis 
High Risk:
 - Prosthetic valves 
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High Risk: - Prosthetic ... valves - Aortic ... valve disease ... - Mitral regurgitation ... #RiskFactors #Cardiology
Aortic and Mitral Valve Vegetations in Endocarditis on POCUS - PLAX

Why would this 30 y/o male
Aortic and Mitral ... Valve Vegetations ... & mitral valves ... #Mitral #Valve ... PLAX #clinical #cardiology
Prosthetic mitral valve thrombus on Echocardiogram

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#Prosthetic #mitralvalve #thrombus #Echocardiogram #clinical #pocus #cardiology
Prosthetic mitral ... valve thrombus ... #mitralvalve #thrombus ... Echocardiogram #clinical #pocus ... #cardiology
Mitral Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram
66 yo presents with petechiae to lower extremities. Pt had mitral
Mitral Valve Endocarditis ... Pt had mitral valve ... extending past the prosthetic ... #MitralValve #Endocarditis ... #clinical #cardiology
Echocardiogram Windows - Nomenclature
Each view is described using three (3) components
1) Transducer Position or "Window"
Imaging Plane, e.g ... ., Mitral valve ... (MV), Aortic valve ... #Nomenclature #POCUS ... #cardiology #views
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 ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
exam • 12-lead ECG ... heart failure • Mitral ... valve prolapse ... • Mechanical prosthetic ... valve NON-CARDIAC
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
valve • Congenital ... Ovarian CA, involves aortic ... and mitral regurgitation ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... block, annular or aortic