Hypoplasia of the posterior mitral valve leaflet detected in late adulthood
Abstract
A 76-year-old male with a pacemaker presented with acute pulmonary oedema requiring invasive mechanical ventilation. Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) revealed a partially flail anterior mitral leaflet, severe mitral regurgitation (MR), and pulmonary hypertension, not present on previous TTEs. Transoesophageal echocardiography (TEE) demonstrated an elongated anterior mitral valve leaflet (AMVL) with a flail A2...
Paper Details
Title
Hypoplasia of the posterior mitral valve leaflet detected in late adulthood
Published Date
Sep 20, 2014
Journal
Volume
36
Issue
7
Pages
456 - 456
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