4 results
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
and Secondary Causes ... Ring fracture, Thrombus ... regurgitation: • Leaflet: Hypertrophic ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology ... #causes #primary
Deep T Wave Inversions - Differential
Normal variants 
  A. Juvenile T wave pattern
Apical hypertrophic ... cardiomyopathy ... Intermittent left ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes ... #Cardiology #ECG
Giant dilated left atrium on Echocardiogram (a4c)
It belongs to a 92-year old lady with a history
Giant dilated left ... valve doesn’t look typical ... Stankovic, MD, PhD ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... ., familial or dilated ... LVEDd > 6.0 cm, LV thrombus ... exertion, orthopnea, PND ... diagnosis #management #cardiology