Early Diagnosis of Cardiovascular Diseases in Workers: Role of Standard and Advanced Echocardiography

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A 38-year-old male patient with congenital mitral valve prolapse (MVP), mitral regurgitation (MR), and progressive dyspnea. Patient had mitral valve surgery. (a) MVP by M-mode echocardiography. (b) Color Doppler in apical 4-chamber view showing severe MR. (c) Doppler-estimated systolic pulmonary artery pressure (58 mmHg). (d) MR reduction after mitral valve surgery (MV mechanical prosthesis). LA = left atrium; LV = left ventricle; MV = mitral valve; RA = right atrium; RV = right ventricle.

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