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Increased mitral valve insufficiency during precordial "whoop".

A Shaikh1, M Alam, S P Garg

  • 1Division of Cardiology, Wayne State University, Detroit.

Chest
|January 1, 1988
PubMed
Summary

A unique heart murmur, a late systolic "whoop," was linked to worsening mitral valve regurgitation in a patient with rheumatic heart disease. This finding aids in diagnosing complex mitral valve conditions.

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Area of Science:

  • Cardiology
  • Cardiac Auscultation
  • Valvular Heart Disease

Background:

  • Rheumatic heart disease can cause mitral valve stenosis and regurgitation.
  • Patients may present with symptoms like shortness of breath and unusual heart sounds.

Observation:

  • A patient with rheumatic mitral valve disease experienced an intermittent late systolic "whoop" during auscultation.
  • This
  • whoop
  • was associated with increased mitral valve insufficiency.

Findings:

  • Pulsed Doppler, hemodynamic tracings, and left ventriculography confirmed the correlation.
  • The severity of mitral valve regurgitation increased during the
  • whoop
  • episodes.

Implications:

  • This case highlights a specific auscultatory finding associated with dynamic mitral valve dysfunction.
  • Understanding such unique sounds can improve diagnostic accuracy for complex valvular heart disease.

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