Acute ischemic exacerbation of rheumatic mitral regurgitation

I A Simpson; J Sneddon; T Millane; J R Pepper; D E Ward

doi:10.1002/clc.4960151215

Acute ischemic exacerbation of rheumatic mitral regurgitation

Clin Cardiol. 1992 Dec;15(12):928-30. doi: 10.1002/clc.4960151215.

Authors

I A Simpson¹, J Sneddon, T Millane, J R Pepper, D E Ward

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiology, St. George's Hospital, London, United Kingdom.

PMID: 1473310
DOI: 10.1002/clc.4960151215

Abstract

This report describes a patient who developed acute severe exacerbation of mild rheumatic mitral regurgitation caused by ischemia in the territory of a small, non-dominant circumflex coronary artery without myocardial infarction.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Coronary Disease / physiopathology
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Mitral Valve Insufficiency / physiopathology*
Myocardial Ischemia / physiopathology*
Papillary Muscles / physiopathology
Rheumatic Heart Disease / physiopathology*