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Mitral Regurgitation

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A 68-year-old man is referred to his family doctor for dyspnea and fatigue for ordinary activities; symptoms arose 3 months before. At the beginning, dyspnea was mild and was present only after a moderate to intense physical activity. In the last 2 weeks, the symptoms worsened until dyspnea was evident during moderate physical activity (fast walking or after few steps of stairs) with even one episode of orthopnea at night that resolved after 30 min. No chest pain at rest or during exertion was referred; there were no syncope or dizziness and no palpitations.

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    Marco Flori, Lorena Scappini & Luca Piangerelli

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Flori, M., Scappini, L., Piangerelli, L. (2015). Mitral Regurgitation. In: Capucci, A. (eds) Clinical Cases in Cardiology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-19926-9_16

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