8 results
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
• Prosthetic valve ... Ring fracture, Thrombus ... Mitral annulus valve ... Regurgitation #differential ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Direct: Clot (LV ... embolization Wlo LV ... Artery #Embolism #diagnosis ... #differential # ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Parasternal Long Axis view with measurement. Note the right ventricle (RV), interventricular septum (S), left ventricle
left ventricle (LV ... anterior mitral valve ... leaflet (*), and ... #Clinical #EM #Cardiology ... #POCUS #Parasternal
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
because of MV leaflet ... parachute mitral valve ... Ischemic MR: MV leaflet ... Primary #Functional #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
atrial myxoma)/ball valve ... thrombus - When ... stenosis #Causes #diagnosis ... #differential # ... cardiology
Mechanical Complications in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Acute LV/RV Dysfunction:
 • Regional wall motion, systolic and diastolic function,
severity of MR and leaflet ... • Stasis and thrombus ... Infarction #acuteMI #cardiology ... #differential # ... diagnosis #timeline
Pickelhaube Sign on Echocardiogram
Pickelhaube sign may be seen in mitral valve prolapse (MVP): High velocity (≥
seen in mitral valve ... adjacent posterobasal LV ... Echocardiogram #POCUS ... #cardiology #clinical ... #diagnosis
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... thrombus, RV systolic ... exertion, orthopnea, PND ... Cardiomyopathy #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology