Impressive echocardiographic images of a rare pathology : Aneurysm of the mitral valve - Report of two cases and review of the literature
Aneurysm of the mitral valve (AMV) is rarely reported. The etiology of this unusual pathology is commonly attributed to aortic valve endocarditis (AVE) with aortic regurgitation (AR) or connective tissue disease. We present two recent cases of AMV with good correlation between pre-operative trans-es...
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Publié dans: | Journal of the Saudi Heart Association. - 1999. - 25(2013), 1 vom: 03. Jan., Seite 47-51
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Auteur principal: |
Al-Refai, Mustafa A
(Auteur) |
Autres auteurs: |
Oueida, Farouk M,
Lui, Raphael C,
Al-Saif, Shukri M,
Al-Omran, Hamed M |
Format: | Article en ligne
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Langue: | English |
Publié: |
2013
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Accès à la collection: | Journal of the Saudi Heart Association
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Sujets: | Journal Article
Aneurysm
Aortic valve endocarditis
Mitral valve
Real-time 3-dimensional echocardiography
Trans-esophageal echocardiography |