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Sudden cardiac arrest and coexisting mitral valve prolapse: a case report and literature review

Ahmed, M; Roshdy, A; Sharma, R; Fletcher, N (2016) Sudden cardiac arrest and coexisting mitral valve prolapse: a case report and literature review. Echo Research and Practice, 3 (1). D1-D8. ISSN 2055-0456 https://doi.org/10.1530/ERP-15-0020
SGUL Authors: Fletcher, Nick

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Abstract

The aetiology of sudden cardiac arrest can often be identified to underlying cardiac pathology. Mitral valve prolapse is a relatively common valvular pathology with symptoms manifesting with increasing severity of mitral regurgitation (MR). It is unusual for severe MR to be present without symptoms, and there is growing evidence that this subset of patients may be at increased risk of sudden cardiac arrest or death. The difficulty lies in identifying those patients at risk and applying measures that are appropriate to halting progression to cardiac arrest. This article examines the association of mitral valve prolapse with cardiac arrests, the underlying pathophysiological process and the strategies for identifying those at risk.

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: © 2016 The authors This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
SGUL Research Institute / Research Centre: Academic Structure > Institute of Medical & Biomedical Education (IMBE)
Academic Structure > Institute of Medical & Biomedical Education (IMBE) > Centre for Clinical Education (INMECE )
Journal or Publication Title: Echo Research and Practice
ISSN: 2055-0456
Dates:
DateEvent
1 March 2016Published
4 February 2016Published Online
4 February 2016Accepted
Publisher License: Creative Commons: Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0
URI: https://openaccess.sgul.ac.uk/id/eprint/109288
Publisher's version: https://doi.org/10.1530/ERP-15-0020

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