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Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
Regurgitation (MR ... annular plane into left ... MR occurs because ... AF results in MR ... Differential #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Giant dilated left atrium on Echocardiogram (a4c)
It belongs to a 92-year old lady with a history
Giant dilated left ... MR was only mild ... Mitral valve doesn ... chronic severe MR ... #pocus
Typical mitral valve prolapse with an eccentric jet hugging the left atrial wall (Coanda effect). TTE
Typical mitral valve ... jet hugging the left ... underestimate MR ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Tropical Endomyocardial Fibrosis (EMF)
snrunken ventnoes
Hallmark chronic EMF features include:
 • Apical obliteration of the left and/or
obliteration of the left ... thrombus in cardiac MR ... tendineae and papillary ... muscles leading to mitral ... seen on cardiac MR