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

"Frozen" tricuspid valve with severe regurgitation. Carcinoid heart disease: Thickening, retraction
Disease on Echocardiogram ... with severe regurgitation ... leaflets. ... #regurgitation ... #a4c #Echocardiogram
Right Sided Failure secondary to Carcinoid Heart Disease on Echocardiogram
Carcinoid heart disease results in characteristic right
Heart Disease on Echocardiogram ... septal tricuspid valve ... leaflets resulting ... torrential tricuspid regurgitation ... clinical #cardiology #echocardiogram
Mitral Valve Flail leaflet with an eccentric MR jet

Ivan Stankovic, MD, PhD @Ivan_Echocardio

#MitralValve #Flail #leaflet #regurgitation
Mitral Valve Flail ... leaflet with an ... MitralValve #Flail #leaflet ... #regurgitation ... #Echocardiogram
Mitral Valve Prolapse (MVP) with flail leaflet on Echocardiogram (2D/3D)

Ivan Stankovic, MD, PhD @Ivan_Echocardio

#MitralValve #Prolapse #MVP
Mitral Valve Prolapse ... (MVP) with flail ... leaflet on Echocardiogram ... #flail #leaflet ... #Echocardiogram
Isolated cleft in the posterior mitral valve leaflet can be a cause of unexplained mitral regurgitation
posterior mitral valve ... leaflet can be ... #mitralvalve #leaflet ... #regurgitation ... #Echocardiogram
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
Functional Mitral Regurgitation ... primary mitral regurgitation ... because of MV leaflet ... parachute mitral valve ... vascular disease, carcinoid
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
fusion, thick MV leaflets ... dysplastic MV leaflets ... Fabry's disease, carcinoid ... atrial myxoma)/ball valve ... thrombus - When
Ebstein Anomaly on Echocardiogram

Ebstein anomaly. The tricuspid valve is ALWAYS more apically displaced than the mitral
Ebstein Anomaly on Echocardiogram ... and posterior TV leaflets ... of the anterior leaflet ... cause of tricuspid regurgitation ... POCUS #clinical #Echocardiogram
Aortic Valve Chordae Tendinae causing Aortic Regurgitation
In cases of significant aortic regurgitation without endocarditis or significant
Aortic Valve Chordae ... causing Aortic Regurgitation ... significant aortic regurgitation ... leaflets and AR ... ChordaeTendinae #echocardiogram