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Hypoplasia of the posterior mitral valve leaflet: Don’t forget to look beyond the mitral valve
Author(s) -
GabaldónPérez Ana,
MarcosGarcés Víctor,
Muñoz Gil Jaime,
Chorro Gascó Francisco Javier,
Santas Enrique
Publication year - 2021
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.14910
Subject(s) - septum secundum , medicine , hypoplasia , cardiology , mitral regurgitation , mitral valve , shunting , regurgitation (circulation)
Hypoplasia of the posterior mitral valve leaflet (PMVL) is a very rare finding in adulthood and can coexist with other congenital heart defects. In this image, a transesophageal echocardiography (TOE) carried out on a 59‐year‐old woman with a 2‐month history of dyspnea revealed a hypoplastic PMVL causing severe mitral regurgitation associated with a secundum‐type atrial septal defect (ASD) with left‐to‐right shunting. This case demonstrates how essential 3‐dimensional TOE is for a comprehensive assessment of the mitral valve and to improve the diagnostic accuracy of concomitant congenital heart abnormalities.