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An Atypical Mitral Valve Prolapse in a Patient With Behçet's Disease

Authors
 Se-Jung Yoon  ;  Eui-Young Choi  ;  Jae-Hun Jung  ;  Se-Joong Rim 
Citation
 KOREAN CIRCULATION JOURNAL, Vol.41(4) : 217-219, 2011 
Journal Title
KOREAN CIRCULATION JOURNAL
ISSN
 1738-5520 
Issue Date
2011
Keywords
Behçet's syndrome ; Heart valve prolapse ; Inflammation ; Mitral valve
Abstract
We report the case of a 42-year-old male who was admitted to the hospital with progressive dyspnea. Cardiomegaly and diffuse pulmonary edema were visible on chest X-ray and multiple oral and genital ulcers on physical examination. On admission, echocardiography revealed mitral valve prolapse (MVP) predominantly involving a basal portion of the posterior leaflet, with severe mitral regurgitation. A successful mitral valve replacement with St. Jude #29 was performed, after pre-treatment with prednisolone for 2 weeks. Fifteen months following the operation, the patient expired from severe pulmonary edema and secondary pneumonia. This case demonstrates, for the first time in the literature, an unusual feature of mitral prolapse in the basal portion with severe mitral regurgitation in a patient with Behçet's disease. As suggested by this case, we should consider an atypical type of MVP as a possible inflammatory involvement of the heart in patients with Behçet's disease
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DOI
10.4070/kcj.2011.41.4.217
Appears in Collections:
1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Internal Medicine (내과학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Rim, Se Joong(임세중) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7631-5581
Choi, Eui Young(최의영) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3732-0190
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/93013
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