INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Chronic mitral regurgitation (MR) is a common condition that, if left untreated, results in progressive heart failure, left ventricular (LV) cavity dilation and systolic dysfunction, left…
PATIENT CASE Print Section Listen A 67-year-old man with a past medical history significant for insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and coronary artery disease was admitted with typical angina (Canadian Cardiovascular…
PATIENT CASE Print Section Listen A 34-year-old woman was seen in the outpatient clinic for a 1-year history of worsening dyspnea on exertion (New York Heart Association class III), 2-pillow…
PATIENT CASE Print Section Listen CASE 1 History A full-term neonate, the product of an uncomplicated pregnancy and delivery, presents with cyanosis after normal spontaneous vaginal delivery. There is no…
PATIENT CASE Print Section Listen An 85-year-old man with a history of tobacco use, hypertension, paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, prior cerebrovascular accident, previous myocardial infarction (MI), coronary artery…
PATIENT CASE Print Section Listen A 62-year-old man with past medical history significant for childhood rheumatic fever presents with chronic dyspnea that has progressed over the past 6 months. He…
PATIENT CASE Print Section Listen A 31-year-old man is referred for evaluation of severe pulmonary regurgitation. He has a history of tetralogy of Fallot with AV canal defect, initially repaired…
PATIENT CASE Print Section Listen A 70-year-old man presents to his primary care physician with worsening shortness of breath on minimal exertion over the past 6 months. He has a…
PATIENT CASE Print Section Listen An 84 year-old woman with hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and chronic renal insufficiency (estimated glomerular filtration, rate 38 mL/min/1.73 m2) also has paroxysmal atrial…
PATIENT CASE Print Section Listen An 88-year-old man with a history of hypertension, insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, moderate chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and coronary artery disease with a remote inferior myocardial…
