Emergent Presentation of Decompensated Mitral Valve Prolapse and Atrial Septal Defect

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" Emergent Presentation of Decompensated Mitral Valve Prolapse and Atrial Septal Defect "
Kang, Jessie; Das, Bijon

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	933572
Doc. No	:	LA2k3801x5
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Kang, Jessie; Das, Bijon
Title & Author	:	Emergent Presentation of Decompensated Mitral Valve Prolapse and Atrial Septal Defect [Article]\ Kang, Jessie; Das, Bijon
Title of Periodical	:	Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health
Volume/ Issue Number	:	16/3
Date	:	2015
Abstract	:	Mitral valve prolapse is not commonly on the list of differential diagnosis when a patient presents in the emergency department (ED) in severe distress, presenting with non-specific features such as abdominal pain, tachycardia and dyspnea. A healthy 55-year-old man without significant past medical history arrived in the ED with a unique presentation of a primary mitral valve prolapse with an atrial septal defect uncommon in cardiology literature. Early recognition of mitral valve prolapse in high-risk patients for severe mitral regurgitation or patients with underlying cardiovascular abnormalities such as an atrial septal defect is crucial to prevent morbid outcomes such as sudden cardiac death. [West J Emerg Med. 2015;16(3):432–434.]