Sudden cardiac arrest and coexisting mitral valve prolapse: a case report and literature review

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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Main Authors: Mohamed Ahmed, Ashraf Roshdy, Rajan Sharma, Nick Fletcher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-05-01
Series:Echo Research and Practice
Subjects:
mitral valve prolapse
mitral regurgitation
cardiac arrest
sudden cardiac death
Online Access:http://www.echorespract.com/content/3/1/D1.full

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