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Schematic examples of the cause of acute mitral regurgitation. 
LV, left ventricle; PM, papillary mucle; SAM,
LV, left ventricle ... ; PM, papillary ... mucle; SAM, systolic ... Regurgitation #MR ... #Differential #Cardiology
Papillary muscle rupture on POCUS Echocardiogram - A4C - Labeled

I colorized this POCUS to make it
Papillary muscle ... Echocardiogram - A4C ... after an inferior MI ... catastrophic mitral ... #cardiology #Labeled
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
Regurgitation (MR ... annular plane into left ... MR occurs because ... muscle injury: ... Differential #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Papillary muscle rupture on POCUS Echocardiogram - A4C

Rare case! 70M recent MI with acute resp failure
Papillary muscle ... 70M recent MI with ... acute resp failure ... Papillary muscle ... #cardiology
Mechanical Complications in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Acute LV/RV Dysfunction:
 • Regional wall motion, systolic and diastolic function,
and Ischemic MR: ... Assess severity of MR ... Severe ischemic MR ... Rvol ≥ 30 mL • MR ... • Typically ↑ mitral
Giant dilated left atrium on Echocardiogram (a4c)
It belongs to a 92-year old lady with a history
MR was only mild ... Mitral valve doesn ... chronic severe MR ... #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 ... muscles leading ... to mitral and/ ... seen on cardiac MR