Exertional Abdominal Pain As a Symptom of Secondary Pulmonary Hypertension in Mitral Stenosis Publisher Pubmed



Najafian J¹ ; Toghianifar N¹ ; Khosravi A¹ Show Affiliations
Source: Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice Published:2013

Abstract

We report a rare presentation of mitral stenosis (MS). MS is a common valvular disease, the first manifestation of which is usually easy fatigability and exertional dyspnea. As the disease progresses in severity, other signs and symptoms appear, such as orthopnea, hemoptysis, and peripheral edema. This is the first report of a case of mitral stenosis presenting with exertional abdominal pain as the first manifestation. This case report describes the clinical characteristics of a 55-year-old woman with mitral stenosis and severe pulmonary hypertension, whose first symptom was exertional abdominal pain.