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Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
), Congenital (cleft ... • Prosthetic valve ... Ring fracture, Thrombus ... Mitral annulus valve ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology
Isolated cleft in the posterior mitral valve leaflet can be a cause of unexplained mitral regurgitation
posterior mitral valve ... Stankovic, MD, PhD ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus #doppler ... #color
Ebstein Anomaly on Echocardiogram

Ebstein anomaly. The tricuspid valve is ALWAYS more apically displaced than the mitral
cause of tricuspid regurgitation ... acceleration starts (by colour ... Ebstein #Anomaly #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #cardiology ... #a4c
Carcinoid Heart Disease on Echocardiogram (A4C)

"Frozen" tricuspid valve with severe regurgitation. Carcinoid heart disease: Thickening, retraction
Echocardiogram (A4C ... leaflets. ... Stankovic, MD, PhD ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
Congenital: MV clefts ... parachute mitral valve ... papillary muscles apically ... pacing (especially apical ... Differential #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Tricuspid Valve Papillary Fibroelastoma on Echocardiogram

Tricuspid valve papillary fibroelastoma attached to the posterior leaflet (from the
the posterior leaflet ... from the modified apical ... Fibroelastoma #a4c ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Giant dilated left atrium on Echocardiogram (a4c)
It belongs to a 92-year old lady with a history
Giant dilated left ... Mitral valve doesn ... ’t look typical ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus