Key result
Surgical MV repair resolves severe acute MR presenting as presumed pneumonia and sepsis.
Case Report (n=1)
Acute severe mitral regurgitation can masquerade as pneumonia, highlighting the importance of a broad differential and bedside echocardiography in deteriorating patients.
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May warrant diagnostic reevaluation in nonresponding patients; leaves open whether protocols reduce alternative-cause mortality.
Buntic et al. (2026) conducted a case report in Acute Mitral Regurgitation (n=1). Mitral valve repair with P2/3 resection, annuloplasty, and artificial chordae tendineae was evaluated on Recovery to baseline health. A 65-year-old male presenting with presumed pneumonia and sepsis was found to have severe acute mitral regurgitation, which was successfully treated with surgical mitral valve repair.
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