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Systolic Anterior Motion (SAM) of the Mitral Valve (MV)

Systolic anterior motion (SAM) describes the dynamic movement
Valve (MV) Systolic ... valve (MV) during ... Differential diagnosis ... #MV #Cardiology ... #Clinical #POCUS
Mitral Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram
66 yo presents with petechiae to lower extremities. Pt had mitral
Mitral Valve Endocarditis ... Pt had mitral valve ... on the anterior MV ... #MitralValve #Endocarditis ... #clinical #cardiology
Mitral Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram

Patient with active IVDU presents with fever, sepsis.

Dr. Robert Jones @RJonesSonoEM

#MitralValve
Mitral Valve Endocarditis ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... RJonesSonoEM #MitralValve ... #MV #Endocarditis ... #clinical #cardiology
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
and distorted MV ... Destruction of MV ... valve - Secondary ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Bioprosthetic Mitral Valve Replacement Thrombus

Warfarin changed to pradaxa 3 months prior.

Dr. James Nadel @jimmy_nardel

#Bioprosthetic #MitralValve #Thrombus
Bioprosthetic Mitral ... Valve Replacement ... #Thrombus #MVR ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus #echocardiogram
Mitral valve prolapse & mitral annulus disjunction on echocardiogram

Edinson Garcia. MD @GARCIAEDINSON95

#MVP #MitralValve #prolapse #echocardiogram #clinical
Mitral valve prolapse ... GARCIAEDINSON95 #MVP ... #MitralValve #prolapse ... echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #POCUS #PLAX
Echocardiogram Windows - Nomenclature
Each view is described using three (3) components
1) Transducer Position or "Window"
Visualized, e.g., Mitral ... valve (MV), Aortic ... valve (AV) level ... #Nomenclature #POCUS ... #cardiology #views
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
POCUS Echocardiography ... View • PSAX: Mitral ... Valve (MV) Level ... (A3C) • SSN: Color ... Echocardiography #Cardiology
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
fusion, thick MV ... , parachute MV ( ... atrial myxoma)/ball valve ... stenosis #Causes #diagnosis ... #differential #cardiology
Mitral Valve Regurgitation - Carpentier Classification
Type I - Normal Leaflet Motion
   - Type la
Mitral Valve Regurgitation ... Classification #MitralValve ... Regurgitation #MVR ... #diagnosis #cardiology