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Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
- Rheumatic heart ... indirect chest wall ... especially inferior wall ... valve - Secondary ... Differential #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Pickelhaube Sign on Echocardiogram
Pickelhaube sign may be seen in mitral valve prolapse (MVP): High velocity (≥
adjacent posterobasal LV ... wall to be pulled ... valve disease ( ... Echocardiogram #POCUS ... #cardiology #clinical
Rheumatic Heart Disease - Mitral Stenosis on Echocardiogram
(1) Thickened and fibrosed MV leaflets - rheumatic etiology
Rheumatic Heart ... Disease - Mitral ... (5) Layered clot ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c #thrombus
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
stairs, brisk 4 mph walk ... determine if stress test ... dysfunction or LV ... Intraabdominal - Orthopedic ... one post op Cardiology
Cardiac LV Thrombus on Echocardiogram (A4C)
48 year old woman in ICU for acute ischemic limb. PMHx
Cardiac LV Thrombus ... Echocardiogram (A4C ... then the next tests ... of some value. ... #clinical #cardiology