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Systolic Anterior Motion (SAM) of the Mitral Valve (MV)

Systolic anterior motion (SAM) describes the dynamic movement
valve (MV) during ... anteriorly towards the left ... Differential diagnosis ... MitralValve #MV #Cardiology ... #Clinical #POCUS
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 ... #Isolated #cleft ... #pocus #doppler
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
annular plane into left ... Congenital: MV clefts ... valve - Secondary ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Typical mitral valve prolapse with an eccentric jet hugging the left atrial wall (Coanda effect). TTE
Typical mitral valve ... jet hugging the left ... underestimate MR ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Parasternal Long Axis view with measurement. Note the right ventricle (RV), interventricular septum (S), left ventricle
interventricular septum (S), left ... ventricle (LV), left ... (LA), anterior mitral ... #POCUS #Parasternal ... LongAxis #PSLA #ALiEM
Giant dilated left atrium on Echocardiogram (a4c)
It belongs to a 92-year old lady with a history
Giant dilated left ... MR was only mild ... Mitral valve doesn ... Giant #dilated #left ... #pocus
The location of the cardiac valves is best determined on the lateral radiograph.
A line is drawn
is best determined ... tricuspid and mitral ... enlargement of the left ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
the right and left ... the right and left ... heart disease, left ... also identify left ... • Left atrial