21 results
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Direct: Clot (LV ... (Vegetation, Thrombus ... embolization Wlo LV ... #diagnosis #differential ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Mitral Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram
66 yo presents with petechiae to lower extremities. Pt had mitral
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Here you see a vegetation ... #MitralValve #Endocarditis ... #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 ... #Endocarditis #MitralValve ... #Vegetation
Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis on POCUS

This is the bedside Echo of a critically ill young lady who
Ventricle (LV). ... this underfilled LV ... embolize to the ... embolize to the ... POCUS #Clinical #Echocardiogram
Non-Infective Endocarditis (NBTE / Marantic Endocarditis)
Non-infective endocarditis is also known as: Non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE), Aseptic
and platelets on the ... surface of valve ... left-sided heart valves ... and likely to embolize ... • Cannot differentiate
Systolic Anterior Motion (SAM) of the Mitral Valve (MV)

Systolic anterior motion (SAM) describes the dynamic movement
Mitral Valve (MV ... mitral valve (MV ... Differential diagnosis ... #Motion #SAM #MitralValve ... #MV #Cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
• Prosthetic valve ... formation • Other vegetations ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... -mm left sided vegetations ... #management #cardiology
The Role of Echocardiography in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
 • Establish diagnosis & determine pattern of hypertrophy
 •
The Role of Echocardiography ... structure of mitral valve ... • Evaluate for LV ... Cardiomyopathy #HCM #HOCM #Echocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Differential/diagnosis ... See thread for POCUS ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... A4c #clinical #cardiology
Tricuspid regurgitation is present on this subxiphoid view of a patient diagnosed with endocarditis. If you
view of a patient diagnosed ... the vegetation ... valve motion. ... regurgitation #cardiology ... #clinical #echocardiogram