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Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
and Secondary Causes ... of Mitral Regurgitation ... dysfunction Secondary (functional ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology ... #causes #primary
CHF - Left-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Valvular Disease (Preserved Diastolic/Systolic Function)
 • Mitral Stenosis
Diastolic/Systolic Function ... • Mitral Regurgitation ... Cardiomyopathy • Pericardial ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
Mitral Regurgitation ... Infective/marantic endocarditis ... Causes of functional ... mitral regurgitation ... #Mitral #Regurgitation
Complex mitral valve endocarditis with pericardial effusion, myocardial abscess, and reduced LV systolic function - Echocardiogram
Complex mitral valve ... pericardial effusion ... reduced LV systolic function ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Physiologic Causes ... • Infective Endocarditis ... • Mitral Regurgitation ... • Mitral Stenosis ... #cardiology
Isolated cleft in the posterior mitral valve leaflet can be a cause of unexplained mitral regurgitation
leaflet can be a cause ... regurgitation ( ... Stankovic, MD, PhD ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus #doppler
Severe functional TR (w/o color and CW Doppler) on TTE 2D and 3D
How do we estimate
Severe functional ... Stankovic, MD, PhD ... TR #tricuspid #regurgitation ... #3D #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus