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Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
and Secondary Causes ... Myxomatous (MVP), Spontaneous ... annulus valve: Dilated ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology ... #causes #primary
Internal Jugular Vein Rouleaux Flow on POCUS

Amazing video of a dilated IJV showing Rouleaux flow. Whenever
Rouleaux Flow on POCUS ... Amazing video of a dilated ... for underlying cause ... Jugular #IJ #Vein #POCUS ... vascular #clinical #Spontaneous
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
Causes of Primary ... calcification: Age-related ... Nonischemic MR: Dilated ... results in MR from dilated ... Differential #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
Causes of mitral ... chordae Severe mitral ... calcification - Age-related ... radiation #mitral ... #differential #cardiology
CHF - Left-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Valvular Disease (Preserved Diastolic/Systolic Function)
 • Mitral Stenosis
Function) • Mitral ... Stenosis • Mitral ... Regurgitation Dilated ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
Pulmonary Stenosis Mitral ... Marfan's Disease Mitral ... Fever • Trauma Mitral ... Systolic #Murmurs #Cardiology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Causes of Dilated Cardiomyopathy DCMP - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic DCMP: Viral, Inflammatory cardiomyopathy, Genetic causes, Unknown
Causes of Dilated ... Idiopathic DCMP: Viral ... , Unknown causes ... arteritis #Dilated ... #cardiology
Lymphoma infiltration in mitral valve on Echocardiogram
A case from my archive... interesting. Lymphoma infiltration in mitral
infiltration in mitral ... Echocardiogram A case ... infiltration in mitral ... Echocardiogram #clinical #pocus ... plax #psax #a4c #cardiology
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset HFpEF.
Pericarditis on POCUS ... could pinpoint the cause ... Also had medial mitral ... restrictive inflow mitral ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology
Causes of Pericardial Effusion - Differential Diagnosis
Infectious:
 • Viral: Enterovirus, Herpesvirus, Adenovirus, Parvovirus
 • Bacterial: Mycobacterium
Causes of Pericardial ... Infectious: • Viral ... Idiopathic, Drug-related ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes ... #cardiology