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Mitral Valve Vegetation Echocardiogram
Juicy vegetation on a mitral valve.

31% S. Aureus (IVDUs, IV lines)
17% Strep viridans
11%
Mitral Valve Vegetation ... Echocardiogram ... Endocarditis #Infective #Clinical ... #Echocardiogram ... #Valve
Mitral Valve Vegetations on Echocardiogram

Surgery may be considered in pts with large (>15 mm) isolated aortic
Mitral Valve Vegetations ... on Echocardiogram ... endocarditis #Mitral #Valve ... #psax #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Mitral Valve Vegetations on Echocardiogram (PLAX)

Surgery may be considered in pts with large (>15 mm) isolated
Mitral Valve Vegetations ... on Echocardiogram ... endocarditis #Mitral #Valve ... #plax #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Mitral Valve Vegetation on Echocardiogram

Since people liked yesterday's MV vegetation, & IE was a hot topic
Mitral Valve Vegetation ... on Echocardiogram ... Endocarditis #Infective #Clinical ... #Echocardiogram ... #Valve
Mitral Valve Vegetations in Endocarditis - POCUS Echocardiogram

Apical 4-chamber view, a mobile echogenic mass is seen
Mitral Valve Vegetations ... Endocarditis - POCUS Echocardiogram ... to the mitral valve ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
What's the Dx?
• 29-year-old male 
• Transfer community hospital 
• Hypotension
• Renal failure
• Altered mental status.
Clips 1 and 2 demonstrate ... consistent with a vegetation ... #Clinical #POCUS ... #Echocardiogram ... #MitralValve #Vegetation
Non-Infective Endocarditis (NBTE / Marantic Endocarditis)
Non-infective endocarditis is also known as: Non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE), Aseptic
the surface of valve ... left-sided heart valves ... embolize • Cannot differentiate ... absent How can we differentiate ... high index of clinical
Mitral Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram
66 yo presents with petechiae to lower extremities. Pt had mitral
Mitral Valve Endocarditis ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Here you see a vegetation ... Endocarditis #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Large Tricuspid Valve Vegetation - Echocardiogram (A4C)

V.L.Sorrell, MD @VLSorrellImages

#Tricuspid #Valve #Vegetation #endocarditis #A4C #Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology
Large Tricuspid Valve ... Vegetation - Echocardiogram ... #Tricuspid #Valve ... #A4C #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
specific to NBTE, and diagnosis ... high index of clinical ... is required for diagnosis ... false-negative results: vegetation ... already embolised, Vegetations