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Ruptured Chordae Tendineae on POCUS Echocardiogram
 
Many underlying causes, not limited to: MVP, subacute endocarditis, connective
Tendineae on POCUS ... Many underlying causes ... Assess for MR when ... #Tendineae #POCUS ... Clinical #Cardiology #MitralValve
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
Functional Mitral Regurgitation ... (MR) Causes of ... primary mitral regurgitation ... MV chordae may rupture ... stretched strut chord
Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation on Echocardiogram
A typical ischemic MR:  the restricted posterior mitral leaflet motion (posterolateral
Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation ... typical ischemic MR ... posterior mitral leaflet ... with posterior leaflet ... clinical #cardiology #pocus
Mitral Valve Flail leaflet with an eccentric MR jet

Ivan Stankovic, MD, PhD @Ivan_Echocardio

#MitralValve #Flail #leaflet #regurgitation
with an eccentric MR ... Ivan_Echocardio #MitralValve ... #Flail #leaflet ... #regurgitation ... clinical #cardiology #pocus
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
and Secondary Causes ... : • Leaflet: Rheumatic ... Scleroderma) • Chordae ... Drug-related • Chordae ... diagnosis #cardiology #causes
3T Cardiac MRI of Barlow's mitral valve disease demonstrating classic prolapse (thickened leaflets >5 mm), mitral
prolapse (thickened leaflets ... systolic curling and MR ... Cardiology #CardiacMRI #MitralValve ... #Prolapse #Regurgitation
Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
- Leaflet/Annulus ... - Chordae Tendinae ... Trauma Mitral Regurgitation ... - Leaflet • Prolapse ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Isolated cleft in the posterior mitral valve leaflet can be a cause of unexplained mitral regurgitation
posterior mitral valve leaflet ... can be a cause ... Isolated #cleft #mitralvalve ... #leaflet #regurgitation ... clinical #cardiology #pocus
Aortic Valve Chordae Tendinae causing Aortic Regurgitation
In cases of significant aortic regurgitation without endocarditis or significant
Aortic Valve Chordae ... aortic regurgitation ... are rare, but cause ... the aortic valve leaflets ... echocardiogram #clinical #pocus
Mitral Regurgitation on Echocardiogram
2-in-1 mitral regurgitation - Excess motion of the anterior leaflet (Carpentier type II)
Mitral Regurgitation ... of the anterior leaflet ... restricted posterior leaflet ... Ivan_Echocardio #MitralValve ... clinical #cardiology #pocus