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Systolic Mitral Valve Opening and Absent Isovolumic Relaxation: Unusual Hemodynamics of Severe Mitral Regurgitation
Author(s) -
AfolabiBrown Olayinka O.,
Lynn Morris D.,
Pressman Gregg S.
Publication year - 2014
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.12576
Subject(s) - cardiology , medicine , mitral valve , mitral regurgitation , hemodynamics , regurgitation (circulation)
Mini‐Abstract An 84‐year‐old man with dyspnea was found to have severe mitral regurgitation on echocardiography. Interestingly, the mitral valve opened prior to aortic valve closure with both valves briefly open together; hence the isovolumic relaxation phase is absent.