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Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
and Secondary Causes ... fever, Infective endocarditis ... fever, Infective endocarditis ... leak, Infective endocarditis ... diagnosis #cardiology #causes
Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
Pulmonary Stenosis Mitral ... Marfan's Disease Mitral ... • Rupture • Endocarditis ... Fever • Trauma Mitral ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Conjunctival Petechiae: Conjunctival petechiae, in this case secondary to endocarditis.
Photo credit, Josh Fierer, M.D.

Charlie Goldberg, M.D.
petechiae, in this case ... secondary to endocarditis ... Photo credit, Josh ... Images #Clinical #Photo ... Conjunctival #Petechiae #Endocarditis
Mitral valve endocarditis complicated by an abscess - Echocardiogram

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

#MitralValve #Mitral #Valve
Mitral valve endocarditis ... #MitralValve #Mitral ... #Valve #endocarditis
Prosthetic Mitral Valve Endocarditis - No bueno!

- Dr. Said Alsidawi @AlsidawiMD

#Prosthetic #MitralValve #Endocarditis #Echocardiogram #POCUS #Clinical
Prosthetic Mitral ... Valve Endocarditis ... #MitralValve #Endocarditis
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
Causes of mitral ... - Most common cause ... chordae Severe mitral ... disease Infective endocarditis ... radiation #mitral
HACEK is the acronym commonly used to describe and help doctors to remember a group of
which can also cause ... infective endocarditis ... is caused by HACEK ... More commonly endocarditis ... is caused by Alpha-haemolytic
Mitral Valve Vegetation Echocardiogram
Juicy vegetation on a mitral valve.

31% S. Aureus (IVDUs, IV lines)
17% Strep viridans
11%
Mitral Valve Vegetation ... vegetation on a mitral ... @MedCrisis #Mitral ... #Vegetation #Endocarditis
Janeway Lesion: Flat, painless, erythematous lesions seen on the palm of this patient's hand. While
frequently associated
with bacterial endocarditis ... , in this case, ... Photo credit, Josh ... Images #Clinical #Photo ... Janeway #Lesions #Endocarditis
Aortic and Mitral Valve Vegetations in Endocarditis on POCUS - PLAX

Why would this 30 y/o male
Aortic and Mitral ... Vegetations in Endocarditis ... on the aortic & mitral ... eabramsMD #Aortic #Mitral ... #Vegetations #Endocarditis