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Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
Primary and Secondary ... Regurgitation Primary ... Regurgitation #differential ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #causes #primary
Causes of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Primary Myocardial Processes (> 90%):
 • Acquired structural heart disease: CAD, Most
Cardiac Arrest Primary ... Channelopathies: Long/short ... Cardiac #Arrest #cardiology ... #differential # ... diagnosis #causes
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
nodes • Roth’s spots ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... Diagnosis: • Rheumatic ... Diagnosis? ... #cardiology
Cardiomyopathies 

Manifestations of cardiomyopathy (CM) range from microscopic alterations in cardiac myocytes to fulminant Heart Failure
Primary Cardiomyopathies ... Tachycardia (CPVT) • Short ... Cardiomyopathies #cardiology ... #diagnosis #differential
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
Causes of Primary ... MR) Causes of primary ... Infective/marantic endocarditis ... #Functional #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
and Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... nodes • Roth’s spots ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #cardiology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
permanent alopecia Differential ... Diagnosis: • ANCA-associated ... the context of primary ... pain • Swan neck/Ulnar ... • Libman-Sacks endocarditis
This infographic provides a mnemonic tool called “WOBBLER” for assessing an ECG (electrocardiogram) in cases of
associated with a short ... Epsilon #clinical #diagnosis ... QT syndrome or short ... emergency and primary ... #cardiology #differential