Sudden cardiac arrest and coexisting mitral valve prolapse: a case report and literature review
The aetiology of sudden cardiac arrest can often be identified to underlying cardiac pathology. Mitral valve prolapse is a relatively common valvular pathology with symptoms manifesting with increasing severity of mitral regurgitation (MR). It is unusual for severe MR to be present without symptoms,...
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| description | The aetiology of sudden cardiac arrest can often be identified to underlying cardiac pathology. Mitral valve prolapse is a relatively common valvular pathology with symptoms manifesting with increasing severity of mitral regurgitation (MR). It is unusual for severe MR to be present without symptoms, and there is growing evidence that this subset of patients may be at increased risk of sudden cardiac arrest or death. The difficulty lies in identifying those patients at risk and applying measures that are appropriate to halting progression to cardiac arrest. This article examines the association of mitral valve prolapse with cardiac arrests, the underlying pathophysiological process and the strategies for identifying those at risk. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-43342dca94d348e7bafd3e9801ce0a2f2022-12-22T00:50:01ZengBMCEcho Research and Practice2055-04642055-04642016-05-0131D1D810.1530/ERP-15-0020Sudden cardiac arrest and coexisting mitral valve prolapse: a case report and literature reviewMohamed Ahmed0Ashraf Roshdy1Rajan Sharma2Nick Fletcher3Cardiothoracic Critical Care Department, St George’s Hospital, London, UKCritical Care Department, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, EgyptDepartment of Cardiology, St George’s Hospital, London, UKCardiothoracic Critical Care Department, St George’s Hospital, London, UKThe aetiology of sudden cardiac arrest can often be identified to underlying cardiac pathology. Mitral valve prolapse is a relatively common valvular pathology with symptoms manifesting with increasing severity of mitral regurgitation (MR). It is unusual for severe MR to be present without symptoms, and there is growing evidence that this subset of patients may be at increased risk of sudden cardiac arrest or death. The difficulty lies in identifying those patients at risk and applying measures that are appropriate to halting progression to cardiac arrest. This article examines the association of mitral valve prolapse with cardiac arrests, the underlying pathophysiological process and the strategies for identifying those at risk.http://www.echorespract.com/content/3/1/D1.fullmitral valve prolapsemitral regurgitationcardiac arrestsudden cardiac death |
| spellingShingle | Mohamed Ahmed Ashraf Roshdy Rajan Sharma Nick Fletcher Sudden cardiac arrest and coexisting mitral valve prolapse: a case report and literature review Echo Research and Practice mitral valve prolapse mitral regurgitation cardiac arrest sudden cardiac death |
| title | Sudden cardiac arrest and coexisting mitral valve prolapse: a case report and literature review |
| title_full | Sudden cardiac arrest and coexisting mitral valve prolapse: a case report and literature review |
| title_fullStr | Sudden cardiac arrest and coexisting mitral valve prolapse: a case report and literature review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sudden cardiac arrest and coexisting mitral valve prolapse: a case report and literature review |
| title_short | Sudden cardiac arrest and coexisting mitral valve prolapse: a case report and literature review |
| title_sort | sudden cardiac arrest and coexisting mitral valve prolapse a case report and literature review |
| topic | mitral valve prolapse mitral regurgitation cardiac arrest sudden cardiac death |
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