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Mitral valve aneurysm revealed by cross-sectional echocardiography in a patient with mitral valve prolapse

Jiirgen MeyerAndreas RückelB. HenkelG. KrämerRaimund Erbel

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Adultmedicine.medical_specialtyHeart Valve DiseasesIschemiaAneurysmInternal medicineMitral valvemedicineHumansMitral valve prolapsecardiovascular diseasesCross Sectional EchocardiographyMitral Valve Prolapsebusiness.industryMitral leafletmedicine.diseaseAneurysmmedicine.anatomical_structureEchocardiographycardiovascular systemCardiologyMitral ValveFemaleCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicinebusinessComplication

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We report a cerebral ischemia in a 23-year-old woman, in whom a mitral valve aneurysm with thrombotic masses was diagnosed by cross-sectional echocardiography. A prolapsing mitral leaflet was also visualized.

https://doi.org/10.1016/0167-5273(84)90010-x