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Aortic and Mitral Valve Regurgitaton on Parasternal long axis (PLAX)

Parasternal long axis (PLAX) is part of
Aortic and Mitral ... Valve Regurgitaton ... #Valve #Regurgitaton ... #PLAX #clinical ... #cardiology #echocardiogram
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
Regurgitation Primary ... • Prosthetic valve ... Ring fracture, Thrombus ... annulus valve: ... #differential #diagnosis
Echocardiogram Windows - Nomenclature
Each view is described using three (3) components
1) Transducer Position or "Window"
Echocardiogram Windows ... Imaging Plane, e.g., LAX ... , SAX, or4C 3) Region ... Visualized, e.g., Mitral ... valve (AV) level
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
mitral regurgitation ... valve - Secondary ... it results from SAM ... #Mitral #Regurgitation ... #Functional #Differential
LV Thrombus on POCUS (PLAX)

60 yo man with PMH of dilated cardiomyopathy comes to ED with
(PLAX) 60 yo ... atached to the mitral ... valve, but to the ... #Echocardiogram ... #POCUS #PLAX #Clot
Double Orifice Mitral Valve in a young M w/ chest pain. Rare congenital anomaly of subvalvular
Valve in a young ... Valve can result ... in regurgitation ... clinical #cardiology #echocardiogram ... #pocus #PSAX