title: Immediate Improvement in Severe Mitral Regurgitation After Aortic Valve Replacement for Severe Aortic Insufficiency.
abstract: A 57-year-old male with ascending aortic aneurysm, severe aortic regurgitation, and severe mitral regurgitation (MR) underwent ascending aortic replacement and aortic valve replacement. MR in this patient with normal mitral valve morphology was considered secondary to aortic valve incompetency. Consequently, a surgical approach to restore aortic valve function was adopted with successful MR resolution. This case report demonstrates the possibility of reversing early functional mitral regurgitation without surgically approaching the mitral valve.
authors.affiliation: Aortic Institute at Yale-New Haven Hospital, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA; Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: Ahmad
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zeeshan
authors.affiliation: Aortic Institute at Yale-New Haven Hospital, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
authors.forename: Mojun
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.affiliation: Aortic Institute at Yale-New Haven Hospital, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
authors.forename: John A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Elefteriades
keywords: Aortic aneurysm; Aortic regurgitation; Functional mitral regurgitation