title: The So-Called 'Eclipsed' Mitral Regurgitation.
abstract: An 89-year-old female was referred to the authors' institution for repeating pulmonary edema. Recent transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) showed only a mild mitral regurgitation (MR), but a transient severe reversible functional MR was observed during an episode of respiratory distress. TTE demonstrated the functional nature of the regurgitation with a transient tenting of the mitral leaflets, resulting in a total absence of coaptation.
authors.forename: Elie Dan
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Schouver
authors.forename: Pamela
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Moceri
authors.forename: Olivier
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Chiche
authors.forename: Denis
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Doyen
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gibelin
authors.forename: Emile
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ferrari
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D012008:Recurrence; D012720:Severity of Illness Index