Acute ischemic exacerbation of rheumatic mitral regurgitation.
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.
Simpson
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Department of Cardiology, St. George's Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
Sneddon
J
J
Millane
T
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Pepper
J R
JR
Ward
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DE
D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000503:physiopathology*; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010210:Papillary Muscles / Q000503:physiopathology; D012214:Rheumatic Heart Disease / Q000503:physiopathology*