Open AccessAcute ischemic exacerbation of rheumatic mitral regurgitation
Author(s) -
Simpson Iain A.,
Sneddon James,
Millane Teri,
Pepper John R.,
Ward David E.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
clinical cardiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.263
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1932-8737
pISSN - 0160-9289
DOI - 10.1002/clc.4960151215
Subject(s) - medicine , exacerbation , cardiology , mitral regurgitation , myocardial infarction , regurgitation (circulation) , circumflex , ischemia , artery
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.