Open AccessPerforation of anterior mitral leaflet aneurysm: A rare cause of severe mitral regurgitation
Author(s) -
Ahmet Seyfeddin Gürbüz,
Şule Öztürk,
Süleyman Çağan Efe,
Alev Kılıçgedik,
Emrah Acar,
Can Yücel Karabay,
Ahmet Güler,
Cevat Kırma
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
the egyptian heart journal /the egyptian heart journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.212
H-Index - 9
eISSN - 2090-911X
pISSN - 1110-2608
DOI - 10.1016/j.ehj.2015.06.005
Subject(s) - medicine , mitral regurgitation , perforation , cardiology , mitral valve , regurgitation (circulation) , infective endocarditis , mitral valve prolapse , endocarditis , surgery , materials science , punching , metallurgy
Mitral valve perforation is a rare cause of severe mitral regurgitation. Infective endocarditis, connective tissue disease, cardiac surgery and aortic regurgitation jet are blaming causes of mitral valve perforation. We present a case of anterior mitral leaflet perforation accompanied with mitral valve prolapse identified by real-time three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography