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Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Causes of Severe ... Regurgitation - Differential ... Acute Infective Endocarditis ... Acute Prosthetic Valve ... Valvuoplasty • Aorta
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
formation • Other vegetations ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... Substance use: R > L Tricuspid ... than 5 to 7 days after ... -mm left sided vegetations
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
disease Infective endocarditis ... (vegetations)/tumor ... atrial myxoma)/ball valve ... occur 10—20 years after ... #diagnosis #differential
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Coronary Artery ... (Vegetation, Thrombus ... - Most Common Cause ... cardiac surgery, endocarditis ... Embolism #diagnosis #differential
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
and Differential ... substance use: R > L Tricuspid ... than 5 to 7 days after ... -mm left sided vegetations ... #Endocarditis #Differential