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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 ... Myocardial infarction, Dilated ... annulus valve: Dilated ... diagnosis #cardiology #causes
Multiple LV Thrombi on Echocardiogram
Too much of a bad thing

- Ivan Stankovic, MD, PhD

#Multiple #LV #Thrombi
on Echocardiogram ... #thrombus #Echocardiogram ... clinical #cardiology #a4c ... #plax #dilated ... #cardiomyopathy
Causes of Ischemic Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Important to determine and treat the etiology behind because
Causes of Ischemic ... * • Valvular: Mitral ... Endocarditis • Dilated ... cardiomyopathy ... Structural: myxoma, thrombus
LV Thrombus on POCUS (PLAX)

60 yo man with PMH of dilated cardiomyopathy comes to ED with
man with PMH of dilated ... cardiomyopathy ... showed echogenic mass ... atached to the mitral ... #Echocardiogram
Blood Stasis and Smoke on Echocardiogram (a4c)
Smoking symbol = Blood stasis without mitral stenosis
Other causes Restrictive
Stasis and Smoke on Echocardiogram ... stasis without mitral ... stenosis Other causes ... Restrictive cardiomyopathy ... Stasis #Smoke #Echocardiogram
Rheumatic Heart Disease - Mitral Stenosis on Echocardiogram
(1) Thickened and fibrosed MV leaflets - rheumatic etiology
Heart Disease - Mitral ... Stenosis on Echocardiogram ... cardiac chambers dilated ... clinical #cardiology #a4c ... #thrombus
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
infectious disease caused ... Determinate forms: 1) Cardiomyopathy ... Biventricular dilated ... cardiomyopathy ... thrombi (→stroke