Eclipsed mitral regurgitation and the role of multimodality imaging: a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Eclipsed mitral regurgitation (MR) is a rare, reversible condition that leads to transient severe MR and acute heart failure in patients with preserved left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction. Its diagnosis is challenging due to its intermittent presentation, necessitating advanced imaging techniques to reveal the underlying pathology.

Case summary

We present a case of a 74-year-old female with recurrent severe MR associated with a non-obstructive lesion in the proximal left anterior descending (LAD) artery. Multimodality imaging played a pivotal role in diagnosing this condition, as conventional vasodilator stress tests failed to uncover the ischaemic mechanism. Exercise stress echocardiography and myocardial perfusion scintigraphy successfully demonstrated a sma

SUBMITTER: Kounas S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11997780 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature