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Reversal of severe mitral regurgitation by device closure of a large patent ductus arteriosus in a premature infant

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 July 2016

Ahmed Kheiwa
Affiliation:
Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Carman and Ann Adams Department of Pediatrics, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, United States of America
Robert D. Ross
Affiliation:
Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Carman and Ann Adams Department of Pediatrics, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, United States of America
Daisuke Kobayashi*
Affiliation:
Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Carman and Ann Adams Department of Pediatrics, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, United States of America
*
Correspondence to: D. Kobayashi, MD, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Carman and Ann Adams Department of Pediatrics, Wayne State University School of Medicine, 3901 Beaubien Blvd, Detroit, MI 48201-2119, United States of America. Tel: +1 313 745 5481; Fax: +1 313 993 0894; E-mail: dkobayas@dmc.org

Abstract

We report a critically ill premature infant with severe mitral valve regurgitation associated with pulmonary hypertension and a severely dilated left atrium from a large patent ductus arteriosus. The mitral valve regurgitation improved significantly with normalisation of left atrial size 4 weeks after percutaneous closure of the patent ductus arteriosus. This case highlights the potential reversibility of severe mitral valve regurgitation with treatment of an underlying cardiac shunt.

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Copyright
© Cambridge University Press 2016 

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