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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 ... • Leaflet: Rheumatic ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology ... #causes #primary
Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation on Echocardiogram
A typical ischemic MR:  the restricted posterior mitral leaflet motion (posterolateral
Regurgitation on ... leaflet motion ... Stankovic, MD, PhD ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
Leaflet/Annulus ... - Leaflet • Prolapse ... • Endocarditis ... Systolic #Murmurs #Cardiology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
primary mitral regurgitation ... Infective/marantic endocarditis ... mitral regurgitation ... #Mitral #Regurgitation ... Differential #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Isolated cleft in the posterior mitral valve leaflet can be a cause of unexplained mitral regurgitation
be a cause of unexplained ... mitral regurgitation ... Stankovic, MD, PhD ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus #doppler
Mitral Valve Flail leaflet with an eccentric MR jet

Ivan Stankovic, MD, PhD @Ivan_Echocardio

#MitralValve #Flail #leaflet #regurgitation
Mitral Valve Flail ... Stankovic, MD, PhD ... #regurgitation ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Mitral Regurgitation on Echocardiogram
2-in-1 mitral regurgitation - Excess motion of the anterior leaflet (Carpentier type II)
Mitral Regurgitation ... of the anterior leaflet ... Stankovic, MD, PhD ... 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
Ebstein Anomaly on Echocardiogram

Ebstein anomaly. The tricuspid valve is ALWAYS more apically displaced than the mitral
displaced than the mitral ... commonest congenital cause ... of tricuspid regurgitation ... Ebstein #Anomaly #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #cardiology