Transient Severe Functional Mitral Valve Regurgitation

Transient Severe Functional Mitral Valve Regurgitation

A 79-year-old woman presented with recurrent pulmonary edema. Extensive testing spanning 5 admissions showed only mild mitral regurgitation (MR). A transthoracic echocardiogram with the patient in the supine position and passive leg raise showed severe MR. This suggested transient severe MR. She und...

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Veröffentlicht in:JACC. Case reports 2023-06, Vol.16, p.101884, Article 101884
Hauptverfasser: Banno, Joseph, Radwan, Yasser, Patel, Rima, Dandamudi, Sanjay, McNamara, Michael, Wolschleger, Kevin
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Sprache:eng
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positional mitral regurgitation
recurrent pulmonary edema
transient mitral regurgitation
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Zusammenfassung:A 79-year-old woman presented with recurrent pulmonary edema. Extensive testing spanning 5 admissions showed only mild mitral regurgitation (MR). A transthoracic echocardiogram with the patient in the supine position and passive leg raise showed severe MR. This suggested transient severe MR. She underwent mitral valve replacement and had an uneventful postoperative course without recurrence of symptoms. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.) [Display omitted]
ISSN:2666-0849
2666-0849
DOI:10.1016/j.jaccas.2023.101884