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Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
and Secondary Causes ... Ring fracture, Thrombus ... infarction, Dilated ... Left ventricular aneurysm ... #differential #diagnosis
Causes of Renal Infarction - Differential Diagnosis
Thrombosis: Spontaneous
 • Atherosclerotic disease of aorta and renal artery
Causes of Renal ... Diagnosis Thrombosis ... renal artery • Aneurysms ... endocarditis • Myocardial ... mural thrombi:
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

Cryofibrinogenemia Epidemiology:
 • 40-70 years with a modest female predominance

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
conditions: Stroke, myocardial ... infarction, limb ... bowel ischemia or infarction ... emboli, and ocular thrombi ... cryoglobulins • Negative causes
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... heart disease • Myocardial ... infarction • ... LVEDd > 6.0 cm, LV thrombus ... Serial TTE and close