In most cases, acute mitral valve regurgitation in the setting of infective endocarditis is caused by the destruction of either the mitral valve leaflets or the chordal apparatus. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

A 60-year-old hypertensive male with non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction had a hyperdynamic LV with mild posterior leaflet mitral valve prolapse without significant regurgitation on transthoracic echocardiogram. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The bang-down mid-esophageal long-axis view (A) and four-chamber view (B) shows anterior mitral valve prolapse (arrow) into the left atrium during systole. (ANT, anterior wall; LV, left ventricle; LA, left atrium; RV, right ventricle) Figure 2. [kjim.org]

Her underlying diagnosis of autoimmune-mediated heart block with endocardial fibroelastosis and prenatal glucocorticoid steroid treatment represents potentiating factors. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Two-dimensional (2D) TEE showed severe mitral regurgitation with prolapse of P2 and P3 scallops. Posteromedial papillary muscle rupture was suspected. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Making the Strain Grade There are different grades of muscle strains. [menshealth.com]

Symptoms Illustration by Jessica Olah, Verywell Injuries to the plantaris muscle can either occur as a muscle strain or more commonly, a plantaris muscle rupture. [verywell.com]

Treatment of pulled muscles Light muscle fiber and muscle strains are possible to treat yourself. There are four things that are important. The area should have rest to convalesce. [musclesandjoints.com]

You’ll usually feel a muscle strain as it occurs. [healthline.com]

Searching for muscle strain is a bit tricky, because “muscle strain” is mentioned in lots of papers that aren’t really about muscle strain. [painscience.com]

In patients with lower back and leg pain, physicians should consider non-spinal conditions that can cause signs and symptoms mimicking lumbar radiculopathy. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

A 59-year-old man, after a fall from a horse, gradually developed symptoms of a swollen leg, dysesthesias in the sole of his foot, and muscle weakness of his toe flexors. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

We report the successful use of the MitraClip device (Abbott Vascular, Santa Clara, CA) in a 68-year-old man with posterolateral ST-elevation myocardial infarction complicated by papillary muscle rupture and cardiogenic shock. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]