Point-of-care Ultrasound in the Evaluation of Mitral Valve Regurgitation and Mitral Annular Calcification
Case Presentation: A 77-year-old female presented to the emergency department (ED) with chest pain. Cardiac point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) was performed and demonstrated a hyperechoic structure on the posterior leaflet of the mitral valve. Admission to cardiology and echocardiogram revealed modera...
Main Authors: | Benjamen Schoenberg, Marwan Alkhattabi, Shadi Lahham |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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eScholarship Publishing, University of California
2020-11-01
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Series: | Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine |
Online Access: | https://escholarship.org/uc/item/1n0300ts |
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