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Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
fever, Infective endocarditis ... • Prosthetic valve ... Ring fracture, Thrombus ... Mitral annulus valve ... Regurgitation #differential
Non-Infective Endocarditis (NBTE / Marantic Endocarditis)
Non-infective endocarditis is also known as: Non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE), Aseptic
the surface of valve ... left-sided heart valves ... embolize • Cannot differentiate ... absent How can we differentiate ... demonstration of platelet thrombi
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Valve (Vegetation ... cardiomyopathy, rheumatic valve ... disease, prosthetic valve ... cardiac surgery, endocarditis ... Embolism #diagnosis #differential
Causes of Ischemic Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Important to determine and treat the etiology behind because
Ischemic Stroke - Differential ... stenosis, Prosthetic valve ... • Endocarditis ... Structural: myxoma, thrombus ... #Stroke #CVA #Differential
Stroke Etiologies
Hemorrhagic (IPH, SAH)
Ischemic
 - Large Vessel Atherosclerosis
 - Cardioembolic: Atrial fib, prosthetic valves, LV aneurysm,
Hemorrhagic (IPH, SAH ... fib, prosthetic valves ... , LV aneurysm, Endocarditis ... Stroke #causes #differential
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
system including valves ... confirm reservoir bag ... using reservoir bag ... and APL valve < ... #Hypotension #Differential
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
system including valves ... confirm reservoir bag ... using reservoir bag ... and APL valve ( ... Airway #Pressure #Differential
This massive burden of tricuspid valve vegetation was caught in a young patient with septic shock.
burden of tricuspid valve ... - Sam Ghali @EM_RESUS ... Clinical #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... Tricuspid #Vegetation #Endocarditis
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
breathing system valves ... using reservoir bag ... and APL valve. ... CardiacArrest #Checklist #Differential ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
disease Infective endocarditis ... atrial myxoma)/ball valve ... thrombus - When ... Causes #diagnosis #differential