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Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
atrium. ... Congenital: MV clefts ... valve - Secondary ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation on POCUS Echocardiogram (A4C)

35yoF presents with acute onset atrial fibrillation.  POCUS shows dilated
POCUS shows dilated ... left atrium & poor ... mitral valve coaptation ... #Fibrillation #AFib ... A4C #clinical #cardiology
Isolated cleft in the posterior mitral valve leaflet can be a cause of unexplained mitral regurgitation
Isolated cleft in ... the posterior mitral ... valve leaflet can ... be a cause of unexplained ... #pocus #doppler
Typical mitral valve prolapse with an eccentric jet hugging the left atrial wall (Coanda effect). TTE
Typical mitral valve ... jet hugging the left ... atrial wall (Coanda ... underestimate MR ... #pocus
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
serum creatinine, test ... Moderate or severe mitral ... Mechanical heart valve ... • Left atrial ... #diagnosis #management
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
Causes of mitral ... atrial myxoma)/ ... ball valve thrombus ... #diagnosis #differential ... #cardiology
Giant dilated left atrium on Echocardiogram (a4c)
It belongs to a 92-year old lady with a history
atrium on Echocardiogram ... MR was only mild ... Mitral valve doesn ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
The location of the cardiac valves is best determined on the lateral radiograph.
A line is drawn
is best determined ... enlargement of the left ... atrium. ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
RA/CVP Waveform Interpretation

Central venous pressure (CVP) or right atrial pressure (RAP) waveform tracings can often times
RV), tricuspid valve ... “cannon waves” caused ... Success of mitral ... valve repair (ie ... Interpretation #Diagnosis
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
heart failure • Mitral ... valve prolapse ... stenosis) • Severe mitral ... Mechanical prosthetic valve ... /Afib/WPW) • Loss