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Systolic Anterior Motion (SAM) of the Mitral Valve (MV)

Systolic anterior motion (SAM) describes the dynamic movement
) of the Mitral ... Valve (MV) Systolic ... valve (MV) during ... Differential diagnosis ... valve repair or
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
and Secondary Causes ... • Prosthetic valve ... Ring fracture, Thrombus ... annulus valve: ... Regurgitation #differential
Lymphoma infiltration in mitral valve on Echocardiogram
A case from my archive... interesting. Lymphoma infiltration in mitral
infiltration in mitral ... valve on Echocardiogram ... A case from my ... infiltration in mitral ... #mitralvalve #Echocardiogram
Echocardiogram Windows - Nomenclature
Each view is described using three (3) components
1) Transducer Position or "Window"
Echocardiogram Windows ... Plane, e.g., LAX, SAX ... Visualized, e.g., Mitral ... valve (MV), Aortic ... valve (AV) level
Schematic examples of the cause of acute mitral regurgitation. 
LV, left ventricle; PM, papillary mucle; SAM,
examples of the cause ... of acute mitral ... papillary mucle; SAM ... MR #Diagnosis #Causes ... #Acute #Differential
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
Causes of mitral ... chordae Severe mitral ... atrial myxoma)/ball valve ... thrombus - When ... #diagnosis #differential
Causes of Ischemic Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Important to determine and treat the etiology behind because
Causes of Ischemic ... Stroke - Differential ... * • Valvular: Mitral ... stenosis, Prosthetic valve ... Structural: myxoma, thrombus
Prosthetic mitral valve thrombus on Echocardiogram

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#Prosthetic #mitralvalve #thrombus #Echocardiogram #clinical #pocus #cardiology
Prosthetic mitral ... valve thrombus ... on Echocardiogram ... #mitralvalve #thrombus ... #Echocardiogram
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
Arterial Thrombosis - Differential ... dissection - Aortic mural ... from prosthetic valves ... Infected cardiac valves ... coagulation and other causes
Mobile Atrial Thrombus on Transesophageal Echocardiogram
TEE mid-esophageal view demonstrating left atrial thrombus. Also note mechanical mitral
Mobile Atrial Thrombus ... Transesophageal Echocardiogram ... note mechanical mitral ... valve. ... Transesophageal #Echocardiogram