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February 2, 2026Srce i krvni sudovi0 citationsOpen Access

Severe mitral regurgitation in a young patient: How would you treat?

ABA. BrkicTKTamara Kovačević-PreradovićLKLjiljana Kos

Key Result

A 55-year-old man with severe mitral regurgitation and significantly reduced ejection fraction underwent surgical replacement of the mitral valve.

Key Points

  • The aim is to explore treatment options for severe mitral regurgitation in a young patient with associated heart conditions.
  • Presented a case of a 55-year-old man.
  • Assessed severe mitral regurgitation and its impact on heart function.
  • Performed surgical replacement of the mitral valve.
  • The patient had a significantly reduced ejection fraction.
  • Associated conditions included paroxysmal atrial fibrillation and hypertension.
  • Successful surgical intervention was demonstrated.

Study Design

Type

Case Report (n=1)

Structured PICO

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Population
1 55-year-old man with severe mitral regurgitation, significantly reduced ejection fraction, paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, and hypertension.
I
Intervention
Surgical replacement of the mitral valve

A case report detailing the surgical mitral valve replacement in a 55-year-old man with severe mitral regurgitation and reduced ejection fraction.

Limitations

  • Case report with single patient evaluation; no comparative data.

Abstract

We present a case of 55-years old man with severe mitral regurgitation with significantly reduced ejection fraction, paroxysmal atrial fibrillation and hypertension, who underwent surgical procedure of the replacement of the mitral valve.

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Brkic et al. (2021) conducted a case report in severe mitral regurgitation (n=1). surgical replacement of the mitral valve was evaluated on surgical intervention for severe mitral regurgitation. A 55-year-old man with severe mitral regurgitation and significantly reduced ejection fraction underwent surgical replacement of the mitral valve.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6980fe9bc1c9540dea810cc0https://doi.org/10.5937/siks2101012s
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