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Mitral Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram
66 yo presents with petechiae to lower extremities. Pt had mitral
Mitral Valve Endocarditis ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Pt had mitral valve ... the anterior MV leaflet ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
regurgitation: • Leaflet ... fever, Infective endocarditis ... ), Congenital (cleft ... regurgitation: • Leaflet ... Regurgitation #differential
Cleft Anterior Mitral Leaflet (AML) on Echocardiogram

Cleft AML associated with subaortic membrane

Dr. Gopalan Rajesh @DrRajeshG1

#Cleft #Anterior
Cleft Anterior Mitral ... Leaflet (AML) on ... Echocardiogram ... #Leaflet #AML # ... clinical #POCUS
Isolated cleft in the posterior mitral valve leaflet can be a cause of unexplained mitral regurgitation
Isolated cleft in ... the posterior mitral ... valve leaflet can ... regurgitation #Echocardiogram ... clinical #cardiology #pocus
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
Infective/marantic endocarditis ... annular plane into left ... because of MV leaflet ... Congenital: MV clefts ... Primary #Functional #Differential
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
Causes of mitral ... chordae Severe mitral ... disease Infective endocarditis ... vegetations)/tumor (left ... Causes #diagnosis #differential
Cleft Posterior Mitral Leaflet on Echocardiogram

Eldery patient with recurrent stroke on therapeutic anticoagulation. 
Normal sinus rhythm
Mitral Leaflet on ... Echocardiogram ... #MitralValve #Leaflet ... clinical #cardiology #echocardiogram ... #pocus #a4c