Extrinsic nonvalvular mitral obstruction due to large epicardial hematoma.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A case of extrinsic nonvalvular mitral obstruction due to a large epicardial hematoma in a patient with rheumatoid constrictive pericarditis is described. The patient had longstanding rheumatoid arthritis and a mitral diastolic murmur developed. Mitral obstruction was confirmed by a hemodynamic study. Coronary angiography and left ventricular angiography showed severely diseased coronary arteries and a distorted left ventricular cavity. Autopsy demonstrated rheumatoid arthritis, a normal mitral valve, thickened pericardium, and epicardial hematoma surrounding both ventricles at the atrioventricular junctional level.
Medical subject headings
- Hematoma
- Mitral Valve
- Pericardial Effusion
- Pericarditis, Constrictive