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Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
endocarditis, Ring fracture ... Myocardial infarction, Dilated ... cardiomyopathy, ... cardiomyopathy ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology
Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
• Prolapse • Dilated ... Marfan's Disease Mitral ... Fever • Trauma Mitral ... Ventricle/Annulus • Dilated ... Systolic #Murmurs #Cardiology
Dilated Cardiomyopathy - poor EF

Dr. J. Christian Fox @jchristianfox

#DCM #Dilated #Cardiomyopathy #Echocardiogram #POCUS #Clinical #cardiology
Dilated Cardiomyopathy ... #Cardiomyopathy ... #Echocardiogram ... #POCUS #Clinical ... #cardiology
CHF - Left-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Valvular Disease (Preserved Diastolic/Systolic Function)
 • Mitral Stenosis
Function) • Mitral ... Stenosis • Mitral ... Dilated Cardiomyopathies ... • Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation on Echocardiogram
A typical ischemic MR:  the restricted posterior mitral leaflet motion (posterolateral
Regurgitation on ... Echocardiogram ... #Regurgitation ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
The Role of Echocardiography in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
 • Establish diagnosis & determine pattern of hypertrophy
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in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy ... & direction of mitral ... regurgitation, ... #HCM #HOCM #Echocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Aortic and Mitral Valve Regurgitaton on Parasternal long axis (PLAX)

Parasternal long axis (PLAX) is part of
Aortic and Mitral ... Valve Regurgitaton ... basic cardiac POCUS ... PLAX #clinical #cardiology ... #echocardiogram
ASE Echocardiography Guidelines for Evaluation of Valvular Regurgitation
 • Aortic Valve
 • Mitral Valve
 • Tricuspid
Aortic Valve • Mitral ... #Echocardiogram ... #POCUS #diagnosis ... #cardiology #criteria ... #POCUS
Mitral Regurgitation on Echocardiogram (A4C)

Actually both systolic and diastolic MR seen. Published it as “Continuously Regurgitating
Mitral Regurgitation ... on Echocardiogram ... #Echocardiogram ... #POCUS #clinical ... #cardiology #a4c
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy on POCUS

78 year old woman - Acute delirium but complaining of chest pain 
ECG:
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy ... on POCUS 78 ... of chest pain ECG ... #Clinical #Echocardiogram ... #Cardiology