title: Cardiac vignette: isolated pulmonary regurgitation.
abstract: Isolated pulmonary regurgitation (PR) is a rare occurrence with only a handful of documented cases worldwide. Though usually well tolerated in childhood, chronic PR can eventually lead to RV dysfunction and ventricular arrhythmias. In this cardiac vignette, we describe a case of isolated PR in a young female presenting with syncope and explore the natural history, different investigative modalities as well as issues in clinical management of this rare condition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Blacktown Hospital, and University of Western Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia. Electronic address: chgan84@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Chieh Howe
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Gan
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Blacktown Hospital, and University of Western Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: Aditya
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bhat
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Blacktown Hospital, and University of Western Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: Suzanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Eshoo
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Blacktown Hospital, and University of Western Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: A Robert
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Denniss
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011665:Pulmonary Valve Insufficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D013575:Syncope / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D014463:Ultrasonography
keywords: Congenital heart disease; Flail pulmonary valve; Isolated pulmonary regurgitation; Pulmonary regurgitation; Valvular heart disease