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Spontaneous Bileaflet Chordal Rupture Secondary to Myxomatous Degeneration of the Mitral Valve
Author(s) -
Ocal Lutfi,
Kalcik Macit,
Toprak Cuneyt,
Kılıcgedik Alev,
Koyuncu Atilla,
Kahveci Gökhan,
Ozkan Mehmet
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.12573
Subject(s) - chordae tendineae , mitral regurgitation , medicine , cardiology , mitral valve , heart rupture , etiology , pathological , regurgitation (circulation) , degeneration (medical) , transesophageal echocardiogram , anatomy , myocardial infarction , pathology
Mini‐Abstract Various pathological changes in the mitral valve apparatus have been reported to be associated with ruptured chordae tendineae. Myxomatous degeneration is one of the most common etiologies. The incidence of posterior chordal rupture is higher than that of anterior mitral leaflet. However, spontaneous rupture of both anterior and posterior chordae is very rare. Herein, we present a patient with severe mitral regurgitation due to bileaflet chordal rupture, evaluated by two‐dimensional and real time three‐dimensional transesophageal echocardiography.