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Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
and Secondary Causes ... Tendineae rupture • Papillary ... Papillary muscle ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology ... #causes #primary
Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
Regurgitation - Leaflet ... • Prolapse • Dilated ... Regurgitation - Papillary ... Systolic #Murmurs #Cardiology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Isolated cleft in the posterior mitral valve leaflet can be a cause of unexplained mitral regurgitation
can be a cause ... Stankovic, MD, PhD ... Isolated #cleft #mitralvalve ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus #doppler
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... ., familial or dilated ... angiogenic factors + oxidative ... exertion, orthopnea, PND ... diagnosis #management #cardiology