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Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
Systolic Murmurs - Differential ... Regurgitation - Leaflet/Annulus ... • Rupture • Endocarditis ... Right Ventricle/Annulus ... Murmurs #Cardiology #Differential
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
fever, Infective endocarditis ... fever, Infective endocarditis ... rupture • Mitral annulus ... aneurysm • Mitral annulus ... Regurgitation #differential
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
Infective/marantic endocarditis ... - Mitral annular ... malcoaptation and annulus ... MV annulus may be ... Primary #Functional #Differential
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Endocarditis Summary ... Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... : heart block, annular ... #Endocarditis
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
Severe mitral annular ... disease Infective endocarditis ... Causes #diagnosis #differential
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Endocarditis - Overview ... and Differential ... : Heart block, annular ... #Endocarditis ... #Differential #
Infective Endocarditis - Indications for Surgery - "Fun-HEARTS" Mnemonic

Fungal endocarditis
Heart failure (valve dysfunction)
Enterococcus (VRE) endocarditis
Abscess, annular
Infective Endocarditis ... Mnemonic Fungal endocarditis ... Enterococcus (VRE) endocarditis ... Abscess, annular ... / pSeudomonas endocarditis
Graphic representation of transthoracic echocardiographic parameters in the assessment of right ventricular pressure overload. A′ = peak late
velocity of tricuspid annulus ... velocity of tricuspid annulus ... velocity of tricuspid annulus ... TAPSE = tricuspid annular ... Decreased tricuspid annular
3T Cardiac MRI of Barlow's mitral valve disease demonstrating classic prolapse (thickened leaflets >5 mm), mitral
>5 mm), mitral annular ... of the mitral annulus
Mitral Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram
66 yo presents with petechiae to lower extremities. Pt had mitral
Mitral Valve Endocarditis ... the prosthetic annulus ... #MitralValve #Endocarditis