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Diastolic Mitral Regurgitation in 2:1 Atrioventricular Block: Insight of the Diastolic Pressure
Author(s) -
Kocabay Gonenc,
Peluso Diletta,
Muraru Denisa,
Iliceto Sabino,
Badano Luigi P.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1111/echo.12047
Subject(s) - cardiology , medicine , diastole , mitral regurgitation , atrioventricular block , qrs complex , regurgitation (circulation) , left atrium , atrial fibrillation , blood pressure
Mini‐Abstract We present a 74‐year‐old man with a history of hypertension presented to the emergency room with shortness of breath and dizziness. A resting electrocardiogram showed 2:1 atrioventricular block with a wide QRS duration and a rhythm of 35 beats/min. Transthoracic echocardiography was performed and color flow D oppler, color M ‐mode, and continuous‐wave D oppler recordings of the transmitral flow revealed retrograde flow into the left atrium after the blocked P ‐wave, which indicate holodiastolic mitral regurgitation.