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Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
and Secondary Causes ... • Prosthetic valve ... Ring fracture, Thrombus ... Mitral annulus valve ... diagnosis #cardiology #causes
Carcinoid Heart Disease on Echocardiogram (A4C)

"Frozen" tricuspid valve with severe regurgitation. Carcinoid heart disease: Thickening, retraction
Carcinoid Heart ... Disease on Echocardiogram ... with severe regurgitation ... #regurgitation ... #a4c #Echocardiogram
Lancisi’s Sign in Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation

A 60-year-old man presented with progressive dyspnea and weight gain. A
Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation ... severe tricuspid regurgitation ... It is caused by ... incompetent tricuspid valve ... Neck #Jugular #JVP
Causes of Urinary Tract Obstruction - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Upper Tract - Bladder NOT distended on ultrasound,
Causes of Urinary ... Squamous cell carcinoma ... stone • Thrombus ... Posterior Urethral valves ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
Causes of mitral ... - Most common cause ... Fabry's disease, carcinoid ... atrial myxoma)/ball valve ... thrombus - When
Right Sided Failure secondary to Carcinoid Heart Disease on Echocardiogram
Carcinoid heart disease results in characteristic right
Heart Disease on Echocardiogram ... In this case, note ... septal tricuspid valve ... torrential tricuspid regurgitation ... clinical #cardiology #echocardiogram
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
Functional Mitral Regurgitation ... primary mitral regurgitation ... parachute mitral valve ... vascular disease, carcinoid ... mitral regurgitation
Aortic Valve Chordae Tendinae causing Aortic Regurgitation
In cases of significant aortic regurgitation without endocarditis or significant
Aortic Valve Chordae ... causing Aortic Regurgitation ... aortic regurgitation ... are rare, but cause ... ChordaeTendinae #echocardiogram
RA/CVP Waveform Interpretation

Central venous pressure (CVP) or right atrial pressure (RAP) waveform tracings can often times
RV), tricuspid valve ... “cannon waves” caused ... - ‘c’ wave (TV cusps ... wave with mitral regurgitation ... Success of mitral valve
Isolated cleft in the posterior mitral valve leaflet can be a cause of unexplained mitral regurgitation
posterior mitral valve ... leaflet can be a cause ... unexplained mitral regurgitation ... mitralvalve #leaflet #regurgitation ... #Echocardiogram