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Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
prolapse beyond the ... papillary muscles apically ... RV pacing (especially ... apical) creates ... Differential #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Mechanical Complications in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Acute LV/RV Dysfunction:
 • Regional wall motion, systolic and diastolic function,
/RV Dysfunction: ... HTN and LV/RV dysfunction ... • Typically ↑ mitral ... anterior infarct in apical ... Infarction #acuteMI #cardiology
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 3-Chamber View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset
- Apical 3-Chamber ... cause? ... evidence of RA/RV ... #Pericarditis #CP ... #clinical #cardiology
Apical 2-Chamber (A2C) Window on POCUS Echocardiogram

Helpful to distinguish anterior and inferior regional wall motion abnormalities.
for associated LV ... In this case, severely ... EF -> visible mural ... #clinical #anatomy ... #cardiology
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset HFpEF.
cause? ... Also had medial mitral ... Hypertensive without RA/RV ... #Pericarditis #CP ... #clinical #cardiology
Huge mural thrombus occupying 1/3 the LV.
MI effecting [LAD territory]

In PLAX view, The unechoic line between
Huge mural thrombus ... LV. ... DD the [apical HOCM ... #Thrombus #clinical ... #cardiology #echocardiogram
RV Failure secondary to Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension on Echocardiogram
Pulmonary arterial hypertension resulting in severe RV dilation
This case illustrates ... RV vs LV. ... RV is the ventricle ... with the apically ... #clinical #cardiology
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy on Echocardiogram - Apical 4 Chamber View

RCM is a disease of diastole —> severe
- Apical 4 Chamber ... Though this case ... is late RCM as LV ... #clinical #pocus ... #cardiology #a4c
Ebstein Anomaly on Echocardiogram

Ebstein anomaly. The tricuspid valve is ALWAYS more apically displaced than the mitral
mitral valve. ... RV as the ventricular ... congenital cause ... Anomaly #POCUS #clinical ... #cardiology #a4c
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... thrombus, RV systolic ... pregnancy • May have typical ... support for patients clinically ... diagnosis #management #cardiology