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Non-Infective Endocarditis (NBTE / Marantic Endocarditis)
Non-infective endocarditis is also known as: Non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE), Aseptic
Non-Infective Endocarditis ... NBTE / Marantic Endocarditis ... Non-infective endocarditis ... vegetation on echo ... signs/symptoms or echo
Endocarditis - Duke Criteria - Major and Minor

MAJOR CRITERIA: 
 - Persistently +ve blood culture for
Endocarditis - Duke ... organisms - ECHO ... criteria #Endocarditis
This massive burden of tricuspid valve vegetation was caught in a young patient with septic shock.
Echo ALL shock patients ... Echocardiogram #A4C ... Tricuspid #Vegetation #Endocarditis
Tricuspid Vegetations in Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram (s4c)
There are times you do a bedside echo on
Vegetations in Endocarditis ... Echocardiogram (s4c ... you do a bedside echo ... factors for TV endocarditis ... Echocardiogram #s4c
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
Endocarditis checklist ... suspect right-sided endocarditis ... Consider repeat echo ... Critical Care #Endocarditis
IVC and Right Atrial Tumor Invasion - Apical 4 Chamber View (A4c)

The Echo Lady @The_echo_lady

#IVC #Tumor
Chamber View (A4c ... ) The Echo Lady ... Tumor #Invasion #a4c
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
from Infective Endocarditis ... signs/symptoms or echo ... Non-Bacterial Thrombotic Endocarditis ... Features of Infective Endocarditis ... #NonInfective #Endocarditis
Figure. An approach to the diagnostic use of echocardiography (echo). Rx indicates prescription; TEE, transesophageal
echocardiography; and
echocardiography (echo ... stigmata of infective endocarditis ... diseases, previous endocarditis ... other stigmata of endocarditis
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Endocarditis Summary ... Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis ... tumor embolism Endocarditis ... cultures • 2D Echo ... #Endocarditis
Sinatrial Nodal Pause
Can you guess what happened during echo?

- Ivan Stankovic, MD, PhD @Ivan_Echocardio

#Sinatrial #Nodal #Pause
happened during echo ... echocardiogram #a4c