Clinical Medicine 2: Carditis (Selby GOAT) Flashcards
What is acute infective endocarditis?
Staph Aureus
develops on normal heart valve endothelium
fatal in <6wks if not treated
What is subacute infective endocarditis?
less virulent, S. viridans, Enterococcus
develops on damaged heart valve endothelium
fatal >6wks if not treated
What is non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis
(Marantic endocarditis)
sterile platelet vegetations on cardiac valves
seen in pt’s with metastatic cancer
found on autopsy
may present with new onset murmur
What is non-bacterial verrucous endocarditis
(libman-sacks)
sterile platelet vegetations on cardiac valves
typically seen in patients with SLE
may have new onset murmur
What are risk factors for infective endocarditis?
older age
male
IV drug use (right sided)
poor dentition
structural heart disease
implanted device
What bacteria is the most common cause of right sided endocarditis among IV drug users
S. Aureus
Frequency of infective endocarditis by various micro-organisms
Staph A. (31%)
Strep Viridians (17%)
Enterococci (11%)
Strep Bovis (7%) - often with Colon Cancer or IBD
HACEK (2%)
HACEK bacteria include the following and are a small cause of infective endocarditis?
Fastidious g- bacilli
Haemophilus
Actinobacillis
Cardiobacterium
Eiknella
Kingella
What is the classical presentation of infective endocarditis?
Fever
Constitutional sx (anorexia, weight, night sweats, etc)
new cardiac murmur
vascular embolic events (ischemic stroke, renal infarction, splenic infarction)
What are the physical exam findings for infective endocarditis
splenomegaly
petechiae
splinter hemorrhages
osler’s nodes
Janeway lesion
Roth spots
What is he Modified Duke Criteria?
Echocardiography (TTE, but can get TEE if TTE is negative but suspicion is high)
Blood cultures (must draw before starting abx)
Dx criterai for IE
2 major clinical (pos blood culture, echo, or new regurg)
1 major and 3 minor
5 minor (predesposition, fever, vascular phenomena, immunologic phenomena, micro evidence)
What are the cardiac complications of infective endocarditis?
heart failure
abscess
pericarditis
What are metastatic infections as a result of infective endocarditis?
septic embolization leading to stroke, paralysis, infarct of other organs, PE, etc.
metastatic abscess
meningitis
mycotic aneurysm
osteomyelitis
septic arthritis
What are the renal complications of infective endocarditis?
septic embolization
glomerulonepthritis with renal failure