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European Journal of Echocardiography 2004 5(1):82-85; doi:10.1016/S1525-2167(03)00044-1
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Copyright © 2003, The European Society of Cardiology

Functional ventricularisation of the left atrium—severe mitral valve prolapse paradoxically resulting in minimal regurgitation

E.W Laua,b,* and N Prasadb

aUniversity of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1Y 4W7
bDepartment of Cardiology, City Hospital, Dudley Road, Birmingham B18 7QH, UK

Received 28 January 2003; received in revised form 5 May 2003; accepted after revision 12 May 2003.

* Corresponding author. University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Room H145, 40 Ruskin Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1Y 4W7. Tel.: +1-613-761-4914; fax: +1-613-761-4407. elau{at}ottawaheart.ca


  Abstract

Mitral valve prolapse is a common condition often associated with mitral regurgitation. Intuitively, one would expect a positive correlation between the severity of mitral valve prolapse and the associated regurgitation. This assumption is overturned by an unusual case of functional ventricularisation of the left atrium due to severe mitral valve prolapse which paradoxically resulted in minimal regurgitation.

Keywords: mitral valve prolapse; mitral regurgitation; atrial ventricularisation


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