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Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
Ring fracture, Thrombus ... infarction, Dilated ... Left ventricular aneurysm ... Regurgitation #differential ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Mechanical Complications in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Acute LV/RV Dysfunction:
 • Regional wall motion, systolic and diastolic function,
Complications in Acute Myocardial ... Infarction Acute ... #Infarction #acuteMI ... #cardiology #differential ... #diagnosis #timeline
Causes of Renal Infarction - Differential Diagnosis
Thrombosis: Spontaneous
 • Atherosclerotic disease of aorta and renal artery
- Differential ... Diagnosis Thrombosis ... renal artery • Aneurysms ... endocarditis • Myocardial ... mural thrombi:
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Vascular Disease: Arterial ... arteritis +/- myocardial ... infarction, coronary ... artery aneurysms ... Behcet disease) Differential
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... heart disease • Myocardial ... infarction • ... LVEDd > 6.0 cm, LV thrombus ... Serial TTE and close