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Tako-Tsubo cardiomyopathy induced by emotional stress leading to severe mitral regurgitation, cardiogenic shock and cardiopulmonary arrest
International Journal of Cardiology, 06/29/09

Yaghoubi AR et al. - In this case the authors report a young female patient who developed sudden dyspnea and palpitation after an profound stress (fierce argument).The patient had characteristic feature of progressive pulmonary edema. Her symptom worsened gradually leading to cardiopulmonary arrest in a few hours from the onset. After resuscitation an immediately performed echocardiography showed a severe mitral regurgitation due to rupture of antromedial papillary muscle.

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Transient severe reversible functional mitral regurgitation: a three-dimensional transoesophageal perspective
European Journal of Echocardiography, 11/17/09 Relevance Score: 70%

Comparison of Cardiac Computed Tomographic Angiography to Transesophageal Echocardiography for Evaluation of Patients With Native Valvular Heart Disease
The American Journal of Cardiology, 11/10/09 Relevance Score: 68%

Percutaneous Mitral Valve Annuloplasty with the Carillon Mitral Contour System by Cardiac Dimensions. A Minimally Invasive Therapeutic Option for the Treatment of Severe Functional Mitral Valve Regurgitation
Herz, 10/08/09 Relevance Score: 68%

Intra-atrial implantation of a mitral valve prosthesis in a heavily calcified mitral annulus
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, 10/01/09 Relevance Score: 68%

Impact of Pre- and Postprocedural Mitral Regurgitation on Outcomes After Percutaneous Mitral Valvuloplasty for Mitral Stenosis
The American Journal of Cardiology, 10/13/09 Relevance Score: 67%