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Incremental Value of Three‐Dimensional Transthoracic Echocardiography in the Assessment of Ruptured Aneurysm of Anterior Mitral Leaflet
Author(s) -
Vijay Sudarshan Kumar,
Tiwari Bhuwan Chandra,
Misra Mukul,
Dwivedi Sudhanshu Kumar
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1111/echo.12356
Subject(s) - medicine , aneurysm , infective endocarditis , cardiology , mitral valve , mitral regurgitation , perforation , endocarditis , mitral valve repair , mitral valve replacement , radiology , surgery , punching , materials science , metallurgy
The mitral valve aneurysm is a rare complication of infective endocarditis involving mitral or aortic valve. The perforation of the mitral valve aneurysm can lead to significant mitral regurgitation (MR) or thromboembolism, which can cause sudden hemodynamic deterioration. We describe here a case of healed infective endocarditis of the aortic valve with ruptured mitral valve aneurysm that led to severe MR. The aneurysm of the anterior mitral leaflet was diagnosed by two‐dimensional transthoracic echocardiography. In this case, three‐dimensional transthoracic echocardiography demonstrated the detailed morphology of mitral valve aneurysm which resulted in successful surgical repair of the aneurysm.