Open AccessDiastolic mitral regurgitation in a patient with 2:1 atrioventricular block
Author(s) -
Remo Beeler,
Samuel Gujer,
Thomas Kaeslin
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
cardiovascular medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1664-204X
pISSN - 1664-2031
DOI - 10.4414/cvm.2020.02132
Subject(s) - cardiology , medicine , diastole , mitral regurgitation , systole , cardiac cycle , blood pressure
For diastolic mitral regurgitation to occur, diastolic left ventricular pressure must exceed the left atrial pressure. In the case presented here, this was due to isolated atrial contraction, not followed by a ventricular systole.
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