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Mitral Stenosis and Left Atrial Thrombus on Echocardiogram (a4c)

Mitral stenosis is a risk factor for LA
Mitral Stenosis ... and Left Atrial ... (a4c) Mitral ... #Stenosis #Atrial ... #pocus
ASE Echocardiographic Assessment of Valve Stenosis
 • Aortic Valve Stenosis
 • Mitral Valve Stenosis
 • Tricuspid
ASE Echocardiographic ... Valve Stenosis ... • Mitral Valve ... #Stenosis #Echocardiogram ... #POCUS #diagnosis
Mitral Regurgitation on Echocardiogram (A4C)

Actually both systolic and diastolic MR seen. Published it as “Continuously Regurgitating
Mitral Regurgitation ... on Echocardiogram ... Mitral Valve” ... #POCUS #clinical ... #cardiology #a4c
ASE Echocardiography Guidelines for Evaluation of Valvular Regurgitation
 • Aortic Valve
 • Mitral Valve
 • Tricuspid
ASE Echocardiography ... • Mitral Valve ... #Echocardiogram ... #POCUS #diagnosis ... #cardiology #criteria
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
sclerosis (both heart valve ... of developing atrial ... mmHg developed atrial ... Endocarditis • Mitral ... • Mitral Stenosis
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
(vegetations)/tumor ... (left atrial myxoma ... )/ball valve thrombus ... #diagnosis #differential ... #cardiology
ASE Echocardiography Evaluation of Mitral Regurgitation
A. Color Flow Doppler
B. Pulsed Wave Doppler
C. Continuous Wave Doppler
D. Quantitative
ASE Echocardiography ... Regurgitation A ... #Echocardiogram ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #POCUS #Valve
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
stenosis - Infective ... marantic endocarditis/tumors ... plane into left atrium ... valve - Secondary ... #Mitral #Regurgitation
RA/CVP Waveform Interpretation

Central venous pressure (CVP) or right atrial pressure (RAP) waveform tracings can often times
RV), tricuspid valve ... tricuspid/pulmonic stenosis ... regurgitation). ... Success of mitral ... Interpretation #Diagnosis
Double Orifice Mitral Valve in a young M w/ chest pain. Rare congenital anomaly of subvalvular
in regurgitation ... or stenosis (not ... sinus venosus ASD ... #echocardiogram ... #pocus #PSAX