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Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
Causes of Primary ... Regurgitation (MR) Causes ... disease: Most common cause ... tumors: Most common cause ... Differential #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
Causes of mitral ... - Most common cause ... caused by either ... mitral #stenosis #Causes ... #differential #cardiology
Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection- Ultrasonographic images showed ventricular dilatation in the fetal brain, and T2-weighted magnetic resonance
cytomegalovirus (CMV ... was positive for CMV ... urine revealed CMV ... #clinical #NEJM ... #radiology #MRI
Trypanosoma cruzi Reactivation in the Brain- ...Magnetic resonance images of the brain showed a mass measuring
measuring 8 by 7 by 6 cm ... kinetoplasts (masses ... #clinical #NEJM ... reactivation #brain #MRI #radiology
Decompression Sickness - The physical examination revealed diffuse violaceous skin mottling over his trunk and arms
extent of the nausea ... Clinical #Derm #EM #Radiology ... Pneumatosis #CT #NEJM
Plain radiography of the abdomen revealed calcification of both adrenal glands. A homozygous mutation in LIPA
and gut, which causes ... calcifications #infant #NEJM ... #Wolmans #radiology
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
→ Inflammation causes ... endpoint of all-cause ... mortality and CV ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Severe Mitral Stenosis- The physical examination revealed a right parasternal heave, a loud S1, a midpeaking
valve area, 1.3 cm2 ... valve area, 0.5 cm2 ... ventricle, and MV ... clinical #doppler #radiology ... #NEJM #mitral #
Aortic Stenosis Grading on echocardiography
The cut-offs for grading can be found in table 1. Discrepancies are
and are usually caused ... an EOA of 0.8 cm2 ... rather than 1.0 cm2 ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Quadricuspid Aortic Valve on Cardiac MRI with Severe Aortic Regurgitation
54 yo/ severe aortic regurgitation.  CMR
CMR showing quadricuspid ... and non-coronary cusps ... accessory coronary cusps ... CardiacMRI #clinical #cardiology