HOME >> Thesis >> 학회지 상세보기      Journal of Cardiovascular Ultrasound  Vol.14   No. 4   2006. Page 153 - 156 Publication Journal of Cardiovascular Ultrasound Article Case Report Article Title A Case of Acute and Severe Mitral Regurgitation Presented as Acute Perfusion Failure and Treated by Emergency Mitral Valve Replacement Author Min-Kyung Lim, Hae-Ok Jung, Chan-Seok Park, Hun-Jun Park, Pum-Joon Kim, Jeong-Seob Yoon*, Sang-Hong Baek, Ki-Bae Seung, Keon- Hyon Jo, Kyu-Bo Choi Institution Department of Cardiology and Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea Abstract The majority of patients who was presented as severe mitral regurgitation can be managed with medical treatment. However, some cases of severe and acute mitral regurgitation need to rapid surgical intervention like as primary angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction. In this case, a patient with acute and severe mitral regurgitation presented as accelerating shortness of breath and impending multi-organ perfusion failure was dramatically recovered by rapid echocardiographic diagnosis and emergency valve replacement operation. Keyword Acute mitral regurgitation, Echocardiography, Emergency mitral valve replacement Correspondence Hae-Ok Jung File View Down