Effect of left atrial compliance on pulmonary artery pressure: a case report

BACKGROUND: Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction, with secondary atrial pressure elevation, is a well-known concept. On the contrary, effect of left atrial compliance on pulmonary pressure is rarely considered. CASE PRESENTATION: We report the echocardiographic case of a 9-year-old child who prese...

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Autores principales: Marijon, Eloi, Jani, Dinesh, Voicu, Sébastian, Ou, Phalla
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2006
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1557539/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16901350
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1476-7120-4-31
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction, with secondary atrial pressure elevation, is a well-known concept. On the contrary, effect of left atrial compliance on pulmonary pressure is rarely considered. CASE PRESENTATION: We report the echocardiographic case of a 9-year-old child who presented severe rheumatic mitral valve regurgitation with a giant left atrium, in contrast to a normal artery pulmonary pressure, testifying of the high left atrial compliance. CONCLUSION: Left atrial compliance is an important determinant of symptoms and pulmonary artery pressure in mitral valve disease.

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