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Aortic and Mitral Valve Vegetations in Endocarditis on POCUS - PLAX

Why would this 30 y/o male
Aortic and Mitral Valve ... Endocarditis on ... aortic & mitral valves ... Aortic #Mitral #Valve ... #Vegetations #Endocarditis
Mitral Valve Vegetations in Endocarditis - POCUS Echocardiogram

Apical 4-chamber view, a mobile echogenic mass is seen
Mitral Valve Vegetations ... in Endocarditis ... to the mitral valve ... EUSmkh #Mitral #Valve ... #Vegetations #Endocarditis
Mitral Valve Vegetations on Echocardiogram

Surgery may be considered in pts with large (>15 mm) isolated aortic
Mitral Valve Vegetations ... aortic or mitral vegetations ... #endocarditis # ... Mitral #Valve #psax ... clinical #cardiology #pocus
Non-Infective Endocarditis - Pathophysiology
Non-infective Endocarditis Pathophysiology:
 • Valves usually undamaged - Etiology poorly understood but thought
Pathophysiology: • Valves ... Hypercoagulable state → Valve ... Underlying damage to valve ... and propagate → Vegetation ... of bacteria → Valve
Mitral Valve Vegetations on Echocardiogram (PLAX)

Surgery may be considered in pts with large (>15 mm) isolated
Mitral Valve Vegetations ... aortic or mitral vegetations ... #endocarditis # ... Mitral #Valve #plax ... clinical #cardiology #pocus
Mitral Valve Vegetation Echocardiogram
Juicy vegetation on a mitral valve.

31% S. Aureus (IVDUs, IV lines)
17% Strep viridans
11%
Mitral Valve Vegetation ... Echocardiogram Juicy vegetation ... on a mitral valve ... #Endocarditis # ... Echocardiogram #Valve
Non-Infective Endocarditis (NBTE / Marantic Endocarditis)
Non-infective endocarditis is also known as: Non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE), Aseptic
the surface of valve ... leaflet • Vegetations ... left-sided heart valves ... inflammation at vegetation ... non-infective vegetation
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
failure -(rare), Valve ... left-sided heart valves ... conditions: Underlying valve ... Heart failure ++, Valve ... variable location, Valve
Mitral Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram
66 yo presents with petechiae to lower extremities. Pt had mitral
Mitral Valve Endocarditis ... Pt had mitral valve ... a replacement valve ... Here you see a vegetation ... #MitralValve #Endocarditis
Endocarditis - Large Mitral Valve Vegetation on POCUS Echocardiogram

Dr. Bobby Yanagawa @BobbyYanagawa

#Endocarditis #Mitral #Vegetation #POCUS #valve
Endocarditis - Large ... Mitral Valve Vegetation ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... #Mitral #Vegetation ... #POCUS #valve #