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Non-Infective Endocarditis (NBTE / Marantic Endocarditis)
Non-infective endocarditis is also known as: Non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE), Aseptic
Endocarditis (NBTE / Marantic ... endocarditis, Marantic ... Diseases Fellows Network ... Endocarditis #NBTE #Marantic
Non-Infective Endocarditis - Pathophysiology
Non-infective Endocarditis Pathophysiology:
 • Valves usually undamaged - Etiology poorly understood but thought
Diseases Fellows Network ... Endocarditis #NBTE #Marantic
Etiology of Splenic Infarction:
 • Hypercoagulability: Factor V Leiden, Antiphospholipid syndrome, Malignancy
 • Embolic disease: Atrial
endocarditis, Marantic ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Causes of Arterial and Venous Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STRUCTURAL:
 - PFO: paradoxical emboli
 - Popliteal
Causes of Arterial ... artery aneurysm: Causes ... thrombosis - NBTE (marantic
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
• Malignancy (Marantic ... Septic Emboli Cause ... also embolize: Marantic ... • Surgery • Marantic ... Treat underlying cause
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
in up to 30% of cases ... Diseases Fellows Network ... infective #NBTE #Marantic
Internal Jugular Vein Rouleaux Flow on POCUS

Amazing video of a dilated IJV showing Rouleaux flow. Whenever
Rouleaux Flow on POCUS ... significantly, it causes ... echogenic as in this case ... for underlying cause ... Jugular #IJ #Vein #POCUS
COVID19 cases - comparison of Italy, USA, Washington, New York, California

Nathan @Nathan510edge

Editor note: We are updating
COVID19 cases - ... #COVID19 #cases ... comparison #Italy #USA #NewYork
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
Causes of Primary ... Regurgitation (MR) Causes ... - Infective/marantic ... Causes of functional ... Regurgitation #Causes
Marantic Endocarditis on Echocardiogram 

Not all endocarditis is infectious: marantic endocarditis in a 36 year old
Marantic Endocarditis ... is infectious: marantic ... Steph_Achenbach #Marantic ... Echocardiogram #POCUS