Three-Dimensional Transesophageal Echocardiography in the Anatomical Assessment of Isolated Parachute Mitral Valve in an Adult Patient.
Echocardiography
; 32(11): 1732-5, 2015 Nov.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-26096823
ABSTRACT
Parachute mitral valve (PMV) is a rare congenital anomaly of the mitral valve apparatus usually evidenced in infants and young children. Adult presentation is extremely rare and is generally mild in terms of mitral stenosis. A 73-year-old woman was admitted to the emergency department due to progressive dyspnea, with NYHA functional class IV symptoms on presentation. The echocardiographic examination identified a PMV with moderate mitral stenosis and a secondary smaller subvalvular mitral orifice. The report shows the usefulness of three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography in the detection and quantification of this rare anomaly.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Echocardiography, Transesophageal
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Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional
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Mitral Valve
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Echocardiography
Journal subject:
CARDIOLOGIA
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DIAGNOSTICO POR IMAGEM
Year:
2015
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Spain