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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 checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
Endocarditis checklist ... suspect right-sided endocarditis ... Consider repeat echo ... • Aggressive management ... criticalcare #diagnosis #management
Endocarditis - Duke Criteria - Major and Minor

MAJOR CRITERIA: 
 - Persistently +ve blood culture for
Endocarditis - Duke ... organisms - ECHO ... criteria #Endocarditis
Infective Endocarditis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pearls:
 - Consider non-infectious endocarditis in pts with cancer/SLE and
Infective Endocarditis ... Diagnosis and Management ... non-infectious endocarditis ... #Infective #Endocarditis ... #Diagnosis #Management
Hemodynamic management on ECMO support for severe acute respiratory failure 

#VVECMO #Hemodynamics #Management #Diagnosis #Monitoring
Hemodynamic management ... on ECMO support ... #Hemodynamics #Management
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Endocarditis Summary ... Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis ... cultures • 2D Echo ... #Endocarditis ... #diagnosis #management
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
VA ECMO Unloading - LV Venting
Different LV Venting Strategies work through these basic mechanisms: ↓ Preload,
VA ECMO Unloading ... Afterload • Reducing ECMO ... LVVenting #cardiology #management ... #ecmo #treatment
Hypothermic Cardiac Arrest Management
"Not dead until 32° and dead"
1) Start ACLS + Rewarming
2) Should this code
Cardiac Arrest Management ... resuscitation. 3) Call ECMO ... Centre ASAP: ECMO ... Cardiac #Arrest #Management ... resuscitation #rewarming #management
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