Impressive echocardiographic images of a rare pathology Aneurysm of the mitral valve - Report of two cases and review of the literature

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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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of the Saudi Heart Association. - 1999. - 25(2013), 1 vom: 03. Jan., Seite 47-51
1. Verfasser: Al-Refai, Mustafa A (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Oueida, Farouk M, Lui, Raphael C, Al-Saif, Shukri M, Al-Omran, Hamed M
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2013
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Journal of the Saudi Heart Association
Schlagworte:Journal Article Aneurysm Aortic valve endocarditis Mitral valve Real-time 3-dimensional echocardiography Trans-esophageal echocardiography
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Zusammenfassung: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-esophageal echocardiography (TEE), intra-operative real-time 3-dimensional echocardiography (RT-3D-Echo) and surgical findings. The importance of diligent surveillance by TEE in patients with AVE for occurrence of AMV is emphasized. The literature on this topic is briefly reviewed
Beschreibung:Date Completed 31.10.2013
Date Revised 21.10.2021
published: Print-Electronic
Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE
ISSN:1016-7315
DOI:10.1016/j.jsha.2012.11.002