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Systolic Anterior Motion (SAM) of the Mitral Valve (MV)

Systolic anterior motion (SAM) describes the dynamic movement
Mitral Valve (MV ... mitral valve (MV ... #Motion #SAM #MitralValve ... #MV #Cardiology ... #Clinical #POCUS
Mitral Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram
66 yo presents with petechiae to lower extremities. Pt had mitral
on the anterior ... MV leaflet that ... #MitralValve #Endocarditis ... #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c #plax
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
POCUS Echocardiography ... : Mitral Valve ( ... MV) Level • Apical ... #Cardiac #TTE # ... Echocardiography #Cardiology
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
Regurgitation ( ... prolapse beyond the ... mid-portion of anterior ... #Mitral #Regurgitation ... Differential #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Mitral Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram

Patient with active IVDU presents with fever, sepsis.

Dr. Robert Jones @RJonesSonoEM

#MitralValve
Mitral Valve Endocarditis ... RJonesSonoEM #MitralValve ... #MV #Endocarditis ... #clinical #cardiology ... #plax
Mitral Regurgitation on Echocardiogram
2-in-1 mitral regurgitation - Excess motion of the anterior leaflet (Carpentier type II)
Mitral Regurgitation ... anterior leaflet ... #tee #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Mitral Valve Prolapse (MVP) with flail leaflet on Echocardiogram (2D/3D)

Ivan Stankovic, MD, PhD @Ivan_Echocardio

#MitralValve #Prolapse #MVP
Mitral Valve Prolapse ... Stankovic, MD, PhD ... Ivan_Echocardio #MitralValve ... #3D #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus #tee
Echocardiogram Windows - Nomenclature
Each view is described using three (3) components
1) Transducer Position or "Window"
., LAX, SAX, or4C ... Visualized, e.g., Mitral ... valve (MV), Aortic ... #Nomenclature #POCUS ... #cardiology #views
Isolated cleft in the posterior mitral valve leaflet can be a cause of unexplained mitral regurgitation
Isolated cleft in the ... Stankovic, MD, PhD ... Isolated #cleft #mitralvalve ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus #doppler
Ebstein's Anomaly on Echocardiogram

• Failure of the TV to "de-laminate" from the RV
• An abnormality of
RV & TV >> LV & MV ... universal • Anterior ... • Tricuspid Regurgitation ... Echocardiogram #POCUS ... #clinical #cardiology