Infective endocarditis in a parachute-like asymmetrical mitral valve | Zendy

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Infective endocarditis in a parachute-like asymmetrical mitral valve

Author(s) -

Refai Showkathali,

Inderpaul Birdi,

Azhar A. Khokhar

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

european heart journal - cardiovascular imaging

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2047-2412

pISSN - 2047-2404

DOI - 10.1093/ejechocard/jep020

Subject(s) - infective endocarditis , medicine , cardiology , endocarditis , mitral regurgitation , asymptomatic , mitral valve , stenosis , mitral valve replacement , transesophageal echocardiogram , deformity , mitral valve stenosis , regurgitation (circulation) , presentation (obstetrics) , transthoracic echocardiogram , surgery

A 21-year-old woman was admitted to our unit with suspected infective endocarditis. Transthoracic and transoesophageal echocardiogram demonstrated vegetation in a parachute-like asymmetrical mitral valve with severe mitral regurgitation. She was completely asymptomatic before this presentation. Though there was no evidence of mitral stenosis, this deformity is associated with transvalvular turbulence, which would account for the increased likelihood of infective endocarditis. She underwent a prosthetic mitral valve replacement with a 21 mm ATS mechanical valve.

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