Mitral Regurgitation: What is the Mechanism?

Date de l'article : 6 mars 2022

Insuffisance Mitrale: Quel est le mécanisme?

A 44-year-old man treated for pulmonary edema with severe mitral regurgitation.
COVID -19, 3 weeks ago!

What is the mechanism of this mitral regurgitation?
This severe mitral regurgitation is linked, in my opinion, to a deformation of the posterior mitral valve with P2 flail and at the same time the presence of significant vegetation on the base of the posterior mitral valve (at its base on the atrial side).
The two mechanisms participate (origin and or consequence?) …

Normal ADP Stress Echo: 2D- LV Longitudinal Strain- 3D Dynamic Heart Model

Date de l'article : 23 juin 2020

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