| Observations suggesting a high incidence of exercise-induced severe mitral regurgitation in patients with mild rheumatic mitral valve disease at rest. | |
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PMID: 7798489 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to determine the hemodynamic effects of upright bicycle ergometry in symptomatic patients with mild, mixed mitral stenosis and regurgitation. BACKGROUND: Patients with seemingly mild rheumatic mitral valve disease often complain of exertional dyspnea or fatigue. These symptoms are usually ascribed to flow-dependent increases in the gradient across the stenotic mitral valve. Although catheterization studies in these patients may demonstrate an increase in mitral valve gradient proportional to an increase in cardiac output, this approach does not specifically address the underlying mechanism of any observed increases in mitral gradient or left atrial (i.e., pulmonary capillary wedge) pressure. Exercise echocardiography is uniquely suited to the dynamic assessment of exercise-induced hemodynamic changes. METHODS: Fourteen symptomatic patients with exertional dyspnea and mild mitral stenosis and regurgitation at rest performed symptom-limited upright bicycle ergometry with quantitative two-dimensional, Doppler and color Doppler echocardiographic analysis. RESULTS: Average pulmonary artery systolic pressure in the 13 patients with adequate spectral signals of tricuspid regurgitation increased from 36 +/- 5 mm Hg (mean +/- SD) at rest to 63 +/- 14 mm Hg at peak exercise (p < 0.001). The mean transmitral pressure gradient in all patients increased from 4.5 +/- 1.4 mm Hg at rest to 12.7 +/- 2.7 mm Hg at peak exercise (p < 0.001). Five patients developed severe mitral regurgitation during exercise. CONCLUSIONS: Patients with exertional dyspnea and mild mitral stenosis and regurgitation at rest demonstrate a marked increase in pulmonary artery systolic pressure and mean transmitral pressure gradient during dynamic exercise. In a subset of these patients, marked worsening of mitral regurgitation appears to be the underlying mechanism of this hemodynamic deterioration. Because of the small sample size, this novel observation must be considered preliminary with respect to the true prevalence of exercise-related development of severe mitral regurgitation. If additional studies confirm the importance of this phenomenon, it has important implications for the management of patients with rheumatic mitral valve disease. |
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Authors:
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M D Tischler; R W Battle; M Saha; J Niggel; M M LeWinter |
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of the American College of Cardiology Volume: 25 ISSN: 0735-1097 ISO Abbreviation: J. Am. Coll. Cardiol. Publication Date: 1995 Jan |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1995-01-25 Completed Date: 1995-01-25 Revised Date: 2010-03-24 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8301365 Medline TA: J Am Coll Cardiol Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 128-33 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
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Cardiology Unit, Medical Center Hospital of Vermont, Burlington 05401. |
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Adult Aged Echocardiography / instrumentation, methods, statistics & numerical data Exercise / physiology* Exercise Test / instrumentation, methods, statistics & numerical data Female Humans Incidence Male Middle Aged Mitral Valve Insufficiency / diagnosis*, epidemiology, etiology, physiopathology Mitral Valve Stenosis / complications, diagnosis*, physiopathology Rest / physiology Rheumatic Heart Disease / complications, diagnosis*, physiopathology Systole Ventricular Function, Left |
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