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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Hypoplasia of the posterior mitral valve leaflet: Don't forget to look beyond the mitral valve.

Jaime Muñoz GilFrancisco Javier Chorro GascóVíctor Marcos-garcésEnrique SantasAna Gabaldon-perez

subject

Adultmedicine.medical_specialtyHeart malformationDiagnostic accuracy030204 cardiovascular system & hematologyHeart Septal Defects AtrialPosterior mitral valve leaflet03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineMitral valveInternal medicinemedicineHumansRadiology Nuclear Medicine and imagingcardiovascular diseases030212 general & internal medicineMitral regurgitationMitral Valve Prolapsebusiness.industryMitral Valve InsufficiencyMiddle Agedmedicine.diseaseHypoplasiaShuntingmedicine.anatomical_structurecardiovascular systemCardiologyMitral ValveFemaleCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicinebusinessEchocardiography Transesophageal

description

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.

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2020-10-26Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.)REFERENCES
10.1111/echo.14910https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33107084