Echocardiographic Evaluation of Anterior Mitral Valve Aneurysm Without Infective Endocarditis
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Published:2019-08-01
Issue:6
Volume:9
Page:1080-1082
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ISSN:2156-7018
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Container-title:Journal of Medical Imaging and Health Informatics
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language:en
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Short-container-title:j med imaging hlth inform
Author:
Yang Li,Wang Ju,Liu Weiwei,Wang Yueheng
Abstract
Mitral valve aneurysm (MVA) is un-common and occurs most commonly as a complication of infective endocarditis. Early diagnosis and surgical treatment are of great importance. In this study, we reported a 30-year-old man with anterior MVA in the A2 scallop without concurrent infective
endocarditis, which was recognized by preoperative real-time three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography (RT-3D-TEE) and confirmed at operation with mitral valve replacement. This study presented a rare condition, and valuated the potential application of RT-3D-TEE in MVA diagnosis.
Publisher
American Scientific Publishers
Subject
Health Informatics,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging