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Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
and Secondary Causes ... of Mitral Regurgitation ... ), Congenital (cleft ... #differential #diagnosis ... #cardiology #causes
ASE Echocardiography Guidelines for Evaluation of Valvular Regurgitation
 • Aortic Valve
 • Mitral Valve
 • Tricuspid
Mitral Valve ... #Valvular #Regurgitation ... Echocardiogram #POCUS ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #criteria #POCUS
Schematic examples of the cause of acute mitral regurgitation. 
LV, left ventricle; PM, papillary mucle; SAM,
of acute mitral ... regurgitation. ... LV, left ventricle ... #MR #Diagnosis # ... #Cardiology
Lymphoma infiltration in mitral valve on Echocardiogram
A case from my archive... interesting. Lymphoma infiltration in mitral
infiltration in mitral ... A case from my ... The report of pathology ... Echocardiogram #clinical #pocus ... plax #psax #a4c #cardiology
CHF - Left-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Valvular Disease (Preserved Diastolic/Systolic Function)
 • Mitral Stenosis
CHF - Left-Sided ... - Differential Diagnosis ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #causes
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
primary mitral regurgitation ... Vegetations seen ... mitral regurgitation ... #Mitral #Regurgitation ... #Cardiology
Isolated cleft in the posterior mitral valve leaflet can be a cause of unexplained mitral regurgitation
valve leaflet can ... be a cause of unexplained ... mitral regurgitation ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus #doppler
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
Causes of mitral ... endocarditis (vegetations ... myxoma)/ball valve ... #diagnosis #differential ... #cardiology
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
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
false-negative results: vegetation ... already embolised, Vegetations ... Predilection for left-sided ... pathology, History ... in up to 30% of cases