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The location of the cardiac valves is best determined on the lateral radiograph.
A line is drawn
enlargement of the left atrium ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR ... #Replacement #Localization ... #Mitral #MVR #RadiologyAssistant
Left Atrium enlargement
This is a patient with longstanding mitral valve disease and mitral valve replacement.
Extreme dilatation
Left Atrium enlargement ... valve disease and ... mitral valve replacement ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #MVR #LAE
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
and Functional Mitral ... plane into left atrium ... valve - Secondary ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Anticipated Valve Locations on Chest Xray - *These are anticipated locations.  The locations could be
Anticipated Valve ... the patient has anatomic ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR ... #Localization
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
Causes of mitral ... vegetations)/tumor (left atrial ... myxoma)/ball valve ... stenosis #Causes #diagnosis ... #differential #cardiology
Mitral valve regurgitation is the heart’s version of a plot twist — just when you think
Mitral valve regurgitation ... into the left atrium ... Picture the mitral ... valve as a pair ... Diagnosis by echocardiography