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Mitral valve endocarditis complicated by an abscess - Echocardiogram

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

#MitralValve #Mitral #Valve
Mitral valve endocarditis ... Ivan_Echocardio #MitralValve ... #Mitral #Valve ... #POCUS #Clinical ... #Cardiology #A2C
Mitral Valve Infective Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram

IE & HIV & CD4<100 - Oh My!! Time for
Mitral Valve Infective ... POCUS Echocardiogram ... ultrasound_vcu #MitralValve ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #cardiology
Mitral Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram
66 yo presents with petechiae to lower extremities. Pt had mitral
Mitral Valve Endocarditis ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... #MitralValve #Endocarditis ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #a4c #plax
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
POCUS Echocardiography ... • SC Abdominal Aorta ... View • PSAX: Mitral ... #Cardiac #TTE # ... Echocardiogram #
Lymphoma infiltration in mitral valve on Echocardiogram
A case from my archive... interesting. Lymphoma infiltration in mitral
valve on Echocardiogram ... #infiltration #mitralvalve ... #clinical #pocus ... #plax #psax #a4c ... #cardiology
Echocardiogram Windows - Nomenclature
Each view is described using three (3) components
1) Transducer Position or "Window"
., Mitral valve ... (MV), Aortic valve ... #Nomenclature #POCUS ... #cardiology #views ... #TTE #orientations
Mitral Valve Vegetations in Endocarditis - POCUS Echocardiogram

Apical 4-chamber view, a mobile echogenic mass is seen
- POCUS Echocardiogram ... TTE is 84% sensitive ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c
Cleft Posterior Mitral Leaflet on Echocardiogram

Eldery patient with recurrent stroke on therapeutic anticoagulation. 
Normal sinus rhythm
Cleft Posterior Mitral ... Cleft #Posterior #MitralValve ... PMVL #clinical #cardiology ... #echocardiogram ... #pocus #a4c
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
had gained 15 kg ... , (B) a septal mitral ... meeting diagnostic criteria ... #a4c #pocus #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 ... • Duke Criteria ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... block, annular or aortic