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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 ... on a mitral valve ... #Infective #Clinical ... #Echocardiogram
Mitral Valve Vegetation on Echocardiogram

Since people liked yesterday's MV vegetation, & IE was a hot topic
Mitral Valve Vegetation ... on Echocardiogram ... #Infective #Clinical ... #Echocardiogram ... #Valve
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
Rheumatic fever, Infective ... Rheumatic fever, Infective ... • Prosthetic valve ... annulus valve: ... #differential #diagnosis
Relative Risk of Various Predisoosing Conditions for Infective Endocarditis 
High Risk:
 - Prosthetic valves 
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- Prosthetic valves ... - Aortic valve ... disease - Mitral ... regurgitation ... Cardiology #Diagnosis #Differential
What's the Dx?
• 29-year-old male 
• Transfer community hospital 
• Hypotension
• Renal failure
• Altered mental status.
Clips 1 and 2 demonstrate ... a mobile mitral ... with a vegetation ... Clinical #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #PLAX #Infective
Mitral Valve Infective Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram

IE & HIV & CD4<100 - Oh My!! Time for
Mitral Valve Infective ... Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram ... - VCU Ultrasound ... #MitralValve #Infective ... Endocarditis #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Tricuspid regurgitation is present on this subxiphoid view of a patient diagnosed with endocarditis. If you
Tricuspid regurgitation ... #Tricuspid #Valve ... #regurgitation ... cardiology #clinical #echocardiogram ... #ultrasound #POCUS
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
stenosis - Infective ... Vegetations seen ... valve - Secondary ... #Mitral #Regurgitation ... Primary #Functional #Differential
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
Causes of mitral ... Whipple's disease Infective ... endocarditis (vegetations ... atrial myxoma)/ball valve ... Causes #diagnosis #differential
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Pulse Pressure - Differential ... sclerosis (both heart valve ... Heart Failure • Infective ... Endocarditis • Mitral ... • Mitral Stenosis