Two women presenting aborted sudden cardiac arrest as the first event of mitral valve disease

Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) is a relatively common valvular heart disease and is known to have a benign course. However, a certain subtype of MVP has a pathologic prognosis and can be accompanied by malignant cardiac arrhythmia causing sudden cardiac arrest, which can be characterized by bileaflet m...

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Published in:Acute and critical care 2019, 34(4), , pp.289-293
Main Authors: Kim, Sua, Shim, Jae Min, Park, Seong-Mi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
arrhythmia
bileaflet
Case Report
mitral valvular prolapse
sudden cardiac arrest
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Summary:Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) is a relatively common valvular heart disease and is known to have a benign course. However, a certain subtype of MVP has a pathologic prognosis and can be accompanied by malignant cardiac arrhythmia causing sudden cardiac arrest, which can be characterized by bileaflet mitral valvular thickening and prolapse and frequent premature ventricular ectopic activity upon electrocardiography. Herein, we present two patients with bileaflet mitral prolapse who survived aborted sudden cardiac arrest. These cases show a precise MVP diagnosis that may prevent a devastating life event with the unique MVP subtype.
ISSN:2586-6052
2586-6060
DOI:10.4266/acc.2017.00570