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Mitral valve endocarditis complicated by an abscess - Echocardiogram

Ivan Stankovic, MD, PhD @ https://twitter.com/Ivan_Echocardio

#MitralValve #Mitral #Valve
- Echocardiogram ... Ivan_Echocardio #MitralValve ... #Mitral #Valve ... #POCUS #Clinical ... #Cardiology #A2C
Complex mitral valve endocarditis with pericardial effusion, myocardial abscess, and reduced LV systolic function - Echocardiogram
Complex mitral valve ... effusion, myocardial abscess ... VLSorrellImages #mitralvalve ... #plax #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Primary Back Pathology:
 • Musculoligamentous injury (a.k.a. lumbosacral strain)
 • Spondylosis (i.e.
- Differential Diagnosis ... Infection: Epidural abscess ... Inflammatory back pain: Axial ... Referred Pain: • Aorta ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Typical mitral valve prolapse with an eccentric jet hugging the left atrial wall (Coanda effect). TTE
Typical mitral valve ... hugging the left atrial ... Ivan_Echocardio #Coanda #mitralvalve ... prolapse #tee #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
CA • Involves aortic ... and mitral regurgitation ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... block, annular or aortic
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
high index of clinical ... is required for diagnosis ... cultures/serology: Serial ... dysfunction common, Aortic ... root abscess often
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
runner presents to clinic ... had gained 15 kg ... , (B) a septal mitral ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... #cardiology
Large Mobile Left Atrial Thrombus on Transesophageal Echocardiogram

Female, 78 yo. HT & DM2. Admitted for severe
Transesophageal Echocardiogram ... ECG: AF. ... No mitral stenosis.Simultaneous ... Mobile #LA #TEE #Echocardiogram ... #Clinical
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Ovarian CA, involves aortic ... and mitral regurgitation ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... block, annular or aortic
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
heart failure • Mitral ... ., aortic insufficiency ... stenosis) • Severe mitral ... regurgitation • Severe aortic ... #Palpitations #Cardiology