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Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
), Congenital (cleft ... • Prosthetic valve ... annulus valve: ... Dilated cardiomyopathy ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
Congenital: MV clefts ... valve - Secondary ... : Dilated CMP, long-standing ... from dilated LA ... Differential #Diagnosis #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 ... of unexplained mitral ... #pocus #doppler
Mitral Regurgitation on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 4 Chamber

Before blousing fluids, check for LV systolic function
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... regurgitation on an A4 ... Echocardiogram #A4c #cardiology ... #clinical #MR # ... Color #Doppler
Mitral Regurgitation on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 4 Chamber

Before blousing fluids, check for LV systolic function
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... regurgitation on an A4 ... Echocardiogram #A4c #cardiology ... #clinical #MR # ... Color #Doppler
Mitral Valve Flail leaflet with an eccentric MR jet

Ivan Stankovic, MD, PhD @Ivan_Echocardio

#MitralValve #Flail #leaflet #regurgitation
Mitral Valve Flail ... leaflet with an ... eccentric MR jet ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Mitral Regurgitation on Echocardiogram (A4C)

Actually both systolic and diastolic MR seen. Published it as “Continuously Regurgitating
and diastolic MR ... Valve” Dr. ... Echocardiogram #POCUS ... #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c #color #doppler
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
Causes of mitral ... calcification - Age-related ... vegetations)/tumor (left ... atrial myxoma)/ball valve ... #differential #cardiology
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 ... chronic severe MR ... #pocus
Ebstein Anomaly on Echocardiogram

Ebstein anomaly. The tricuspid valve is ALWAYS more apically displaced than the mitral
displaced than the mitral ... of the anterior leaflet ... starts (by colour Doppler ... Ebstein #Anomaly #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #cardiology