Mitral valve aneurysm associated with aortic valve regurgitation.
Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars
; 37(4): 263-5, 2009 Jun.
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| ID: mdl-19717961
Mitral valve aneurysm (MVA) is uncommon and occurs most commonly in association with infective endocarditis involving the aortic valve. A 66-year-old man with anterior MVA is presented. Two-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography and transesophageal echocardiography revealed a saccular structure in the anterior mitral leaflet that bulged into the left atrium throughout the cardiac cycle, a localized aneurysmal lesion of the aortic valve, and severe mitral and aortic regurgitation. There were neither vegetations nor atrial thrombi and his medical record was not suggestive of any episode of infective endocarditis. The mitral and aortic valves were replaced with mechanical protheses. Pathologic examination of the excised valves showed inflammation and cultures were negative. The postoperative course was uneventful, and the patient was discharged on the fifth postoperative day. In this case, MVA is likely to result from previous infective endocarditis of the aortic valve leading to aneurysm formation and severe aortic regurgitation.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Insuficiencia de la Válvula Aórtica
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Prolapso de las Válvulas Cardíacas
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Aneurisma Cardíaco
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Válvula Mitral
Tipo de estudio:
Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Aged
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars
Asunto de la revista:
CARDIOLOGIA
Año:
2009
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Turquía
Pais de publicación:
Turquía