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 Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
Regurgitation ( ... valve - Secondary ... #Mitral #Regurgitation ... Primary #Functional #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Isolated cleft in the posterior mitral valve leaflet can be a cause of unexplained mitral regurgitation
valve leaflet can ... regurgitation ( ... Stankovic, MD, PhD ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus #doppler
Mitral Valve Flail leaflet with an eccentric MR jet

Ivan Stankovic, MD, PhD @Ivan_Echocardio

#MitralValve #Flail #leaflet #regurgitation
Mitral Valve Flail ... Stankovic, MD, PhD ... Flail #leaflet #regurgitation ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Pulse Pressure - Differential ... sclerosis (both heart valve ... Endocarditis • Mitral ... • Mitral Stenosis ... Pathophysiology #causes #cardiology