Diastolic mitral regurgitation secondary to aortic regurgitation--a case report with emphasis on its mechanism.
We report on a 68-year-old male case of mitral regurgitation secondary to aortic regurgitation diagnosed using transthoracic echocardiography. A different mechanism of mitral regurgitation secondary to aortic regurgitation is demonstrated in this report. Two-dimensional color Doppler echocardiography may be a useful tool for anatomic evaluation to define its mechanism.
Voon
W C
WC
Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical College, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Sheu
S H
SH
Wu
J C
JC
D000368:Aged; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003971:Diastole; D018618:Echocardiography, Doppler, Color; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*