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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 ... deterioration, Occluder dysfunction ... #differential #diagnosis ... #cardiology #causes
Mitral valve prolapse and mitral annulus dysjunction on Echocardiogram
(important for arrhythmic risk stratification)

Ivan Stankovic, MD, PhD
Mitral valve prolapse ... dysjunction on ... Stankovic, MD, PhD ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus #plax
Isolated cleft in the posterior mitral valve leaflet can be a cause of unexplained mitral regurgitation
valve leaflet can ... be a cause of unexplained ... mitral regurgitation ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus #doppler
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
primary mitral regurgitation ... valve - Secondary ... mitral regurgitation ... #Mitral #Regurgitation ... #Cardiology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
- Differential Diagnosis ... sclerosis (both heart valve ... Endocarditis • Mitral ... • Mitral Stenosis ... #cardiology
Double Orifice Mitral Valve in a young M w/ chest pain. Rare congenital anomaly of subvalvular
Valve in a young ... in regurgitation ... MitralValve #clinical #cardiology ... echocardiogram #pocus ... #PSAX
RA/CVP Waveform Interpretation

Central venous pressure (CVP) or right atrial pressure (RAP) waveform tracings can often times
RV), tricuspid valve ... ↑ RAP) and RV dysfunction ... regurgitation). ... Interpretation #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #Venous
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Involves aortic and mitral ... regurgitation ... Septic Emboli Cause ... Surgery: • Valvular dysfunction ... #management #cardiology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
or sinus node dysfunction ... heart failure • Mitral ... valve prolapse ... regurgitation ... #Palpitations #Cardiology
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
involves aortic and mitral ... regurgitation ... Septic emboli cause ... Surgery: • Valvular dysfunction ... #cardiology #infectiousdiseases