mitral valve insufficiency/hypoxia

OBJECTIVE To analyze the echocardiographic and operative findings with respect to mitral valve anatomy in individuals undergoing emergency surgery for acute severe mitral regurgitation (MR) following balloon mitral valvotomy (BMV). In addition, the clinical profile and outcomes are

Abstract A 33-year-old female patient with advanced idiopathic pulmonary artery hypertension underwent bilateral lung transplantation. The postsurgical course was complicated by prolonged mechanical ventilation and acute hypoxemia with recurrent episodes of pulmonary edema. An echocardiogram

Background: Acute mitral regurgitation could occur without common symptoms like hemodynamic instability, but with dyspnea, hemoptysis, and right-sided infiltration on radiography. We report a case of severe alveolar hemorrhage caused by

OBJECTIVE To illustrate the multiple causes of hypoxemia to be considered following cardiopulmonary bypass and how therapy given to improve oxygen delivery may have contributed to a decrease in arterial oxygen saturation to life-threatening levels. METHODS A 61 yr old man with severe mitral

Acute hypoxemia produces opposite effects on the pulmonary and systemic vascular resistance. To assess the influence of acute hypoxemia on cardiac murmurs, 36 patients with a single valvular or congenital heart lesion were studied. As expected from these hemodynamic effects, right-sided regurgitant

OBJECTIVE It is a common statement that every mitral repair should be stabilized by some type of prosthetic mitral ring. In the very specific situation of isolated prolapse of the posterior leaflet (PPL), this statement may be enhanced by the possible anatomically discontinuity of the mitral

BACKGROUND Perioperative dynamic left ventricular outflow obstruction associated with systolic anterior motion of the mitral valve is well recognized as a cause for unexplained sudden hypotension in perioperative settings, even without underlying heart diseases such as hypertrophic obstructive

This report describes the case of a 59-year-old man who was scheduled for general anesthesia with propofol, sufentanil and sevoflurane for removal of a metal implant. The patient was classified as American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) II status because of an asymptomatic mitral valve prolapse

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the diagnostic and therapeutic implications of transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) in intensive care patients. METHODS Comparative study. METHODS A 10-bed general intensive care unit. METHODS Between 1 January 1992 and 31 May 1993, 61 patients prospectively identified with

A 32-year-old male was admitted with dyspnea Severe dyspnea and hypoxemia developed the next day and blood examination indicated acute myocardial infarction. Echocardiogram revealed massive mitral regurgitation with prolapse of the anterior mitral leaflet due to rupture in the papillary muscle.

We describe a case of severe ischemic mitral regurgitation (MR) causing reversible cardiogenic shock as a complication of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of the circumflex due to no-reflow. Baseline echocardiography before PCI showed only mild MR. After the occurrence of no-reflow post

Transseptal puncture is increasingly utilized in electrophysiology and interventional cardiology. With a wide range of therapeutic indications, incidence of iatrogenic atrial septal defect (iASD) is likely to increase. However, the clinical and hemodynamic significance of iatrogenic atrial septal

When transthoracic echocardiographic images are suboptimal, transesophageal echocardiography offers a new window for visualization of the heart and thoracic aorta. It can be performed at bedside in 15 to 20 minutes. Complications (emesis, hypoxemia, hypotension) are rare and easily reversed or

Percutaneous repair of the mitral valve has been widely adopted for the treatment of primary, symptomatic severe mitral regurgitation in patients at prohibitive risk for surgical intervention. We present a case of an elderly female patient with moderate-to-severe mitral regurgitation who underwent