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 Doppler, color M-mode, and continuous-wave Doppler recordings of the transmitral flow revealed retrograde flow into the left atrium after the blocked P-wave, which indicate holodiastolic mitral regurgitation.
Kocabay, G., Peluso, D., Muraru, D., Iliceto, S., Badano, L. (2013). Diastolic mitral regurgitation in 2:1 atrioventricular block: Insight of the diastolic pressure. ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, 30(2), 51-52 [10.1111/echo.12047].
Diastolic mitral regurgitation in 2:1 atrioventricular block: Insight of the diastolic pressure
Muraru, Denisa;Badano, Luigi
2013
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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 Doppler, color M-mode, and continuous-wave Doppler recordings of the transmitral flow revealed retrograde flow into the left atrium after the blocked P-wave, which indicate holodiastolic mitral regurgitation.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.