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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
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
and Secondary Causes ... Ring fracture, Thrombus ... deterioration, Occluder dysfunction ... #differential #diagnosis ... #cardiology #causes
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
disease: Most common cause ... malcoaptation and annulus dysfunction ... valve - Secondary ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Pickelhaube Sign on Echocardiogram
Pickelhaube sign may be seen in mitral valve prolapse (MVP): High velocity (≥
prolapsing leaflets causes ... adjacent posterobasal LV ... Echocardiogram #POCUS ... #cardiology #clinical ... #diagnosis
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
dysfunction → exclude ... other causes* ... thrombus, RV systolic ... dysfunction, Obesity ... #management #cardiology