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Mitral Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram
66 yo presents with petechiae to lower extremities. Pt had mitral
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... the leaflets shouldn ... Here you see a vegetation ... #MitralValve #Endocarditis ... #clinical #cardiology
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
Vegetations seen ... because of MV leaflet ... parachute mitral valve ... Primary #Functional #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
endocarditis (vegetations ... atrial myxoma)/ball valve ... occur 10—20 years after ... #diagnosis #differential ... #cardiology
Isolated cleft in the posterior mitral valve leaflet can be a cause of unexplained mitral regurgitation
posterior mitral valve ... a cause of unexplained ... Isolated #cleft #mitralvalve ... #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Coronary Artery ... (Vegetation, Thrombus ... - Most Common Cause ... Embolism #diagnosis #differential ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Pickelhaube Sign on Echocardiogram
Pickelhaube sign may be seen in mitral valve prolapse (MVP): High velocity (≥
seen in mitral valve ... myxomatous prolapsing leaflets ... causes the adjacent ... posterobasal LV ... #POCUS #cardiology
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 ... Treat underlying cause ... -mm left sided vegetations ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
- Overview and Differential ... than 5 to 7 days after ... -mm left sided vegetations ... #Endocarditis #Differential ... #Diagnosis #cardiology