[Severe pulmonary hypertension due to mitral regurgitation without overt sign of congestive heart failure: a case report].
A 49-year-old man was found to have a heart murmur at a local hospital and was referred to our hospital for further examination. Although he had no signs of congestive heart failure, echocardiography and cardiac catheterization showed severe pulmonary hypertension caused by severe mitral regurgitation. Mitral valve replacement was performed, followed by reduction of pulmonary artery pressure. This patient had an unusual combination of no signs of lung congestion despite severe mitral regurgitation with pulmonary hypertension.
Terashima
M
M
Department of Cardiology, Miki City Hospital, Hyogo.
Hayakawa
M
M
Awano
K
K
Masuda
J
J
Mori
T
T
Emoto
R
R
Hattori
K
K
Fukabori
Y
Y
Inatome
T
T
Maeda
K
K
Nakamura
H
H
Tobe
S
S
Azami
T
T
D004452:Echocardiography; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery