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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Main Authors:	Joseph Banno, MD, Yasser Radwan, MD, Rima Patel, Sanjay Dandamudi, MD, Michael McNamara, MD, Kevin Wolschleger, MD
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2023-06-01
Series:	JACC: Case Reports
Subjects:	positional mitral regurgitation recurrent pulmonary edema transient mitral regurgitation
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666084923001894

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Summary:	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.)
ISSN:	2666-0849

Transient Severe Functional Mitral Valve Regurgitation

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