Transient Severe Functional Mitral Valve Regurgitation: An Extremely Rare Cause of Recurrent Pulmonary Edema

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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Banno, Joseph, Radwan, Yasser, Patel, Rima, Dandamudi, Sanjay, McNamara, Michael, Wolschleger, Kevin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2023
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10313490/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37396322
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2023.101884
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Sumario: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.)

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