5 results
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
• Prosthetic valve ... Ring fracture, Thrombus ... annulus valve: ... #differential #diagnosis ... #cardiology #causes
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
calcification - Age-related ... atrial myxoma)/ball valve ... thrombus - When ... stenosis #Causes #diagnosis ... #differential #cardiology
Aortic aneurysm (aaa) measuring 6 cm wide with mural thrombus (asterisks) #Clinical #Diagnosis #EM #Radiology #Vasc
6 cm wide with mural ... thrombus (asterisks ... ) #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #EM #Radiology ... #Vasc #POCUS #AAA
Giant dilated left atrium on Echocardiogram (a4c)
It belongs to a 92-year old lady with a history
Giant dilated left ... Mitral valve doesn ... Stankovic, MD, PhD ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Dilated Cardiomyopathy on POCUS Echocardiogram

40yo otherwise healthy M presents with 1 wk SOB. His pmd diagnosed
Dilated Cardiomyopathy ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... His pmd diagnosed ... Resolution: new (likely viral ... #Cardiology #clinical