Incremental Value of Three‐Dimensional Transthoracic Echocardiography in the Assessment of Ruptured Aneurysm of Anterior Mitral Leaflet

The mitral valve aneurysm is a rare complication of infective endocarditis involving mitral or aortic valve. The perforation of the mitral valve aneurysm can lead to significant mitral regurgitation (MR) or thromboembolism, which can cause sudden hemodynamic deterioration. We describe here a case of healed infective endocarditis of the aortic valve with ruptured mitral valve aneurysm that led to severe MR. The aneurysm of the anterior mitral leaflet was diagnosed by two‐dimensional transthoracic echocardiography. In this case, three‐dimensional transthoracic echocardiography demonstrated the detailed morphology of mitral valve aneurysm which resulted in successful surgical repair of the aneurysm.     

二尖瓣成形环瓣环环缩术在缺血性二尖瓣返流中的应用

目的 研究应用二尖瓣成形环行瓣环环缩术治疗缺血性二尖瓣返流的手术效果。方法 选择2000年1月~2015年12月在我院行二尖瓣成形术的缺血性二尖瓣返流并发室壁瘤的患者72例,根据二尖瓣病变部位及性质选择成形方案,其中33例使用二尖瓣成形环进行瓣环环缩术。回顾性分析手术的近期、远期治疗效果。结果 围手术期死亡4例（6%）。术后二尖瓣返流程度较术前明显改善,中度及中度以上二尖瓣返流1例（1%）。术后随访(5±3)年,随访期死亡11例（16%）,出现中度及中度以上二尖瓣返流12例（18%）。是否使用成形环进行瓣环环缩术后早期二尖瓣返流程度无统计学差异,但远期成形环环缩组较对照组二尖瓣返流程度有显著改善（P<0.05）。结论 缺血性二尖瓣返流并发室壁瘤的患者中,二尖瓣成形术可安全、有效地重建二尖瓣功能。使用成形环进行瓣环环缩可改善远期效果。     

Perforated mitral valve aneurysm as a rare course of bacterial endocarditis

A 65 year old man with a history of mechanical aortic valve replacement acquired Enterococcus faecalis mediated infective endocarditis about 3 years later. Transesophageal echocardiography revealed formation of an aneurysm confined to the anterior mitral valve leaflet. The aortic valve revealed no signs of endocarditis by transesophageal ultrasound. With sudden perforation of the mitral valve aneurysm, subsequent hemodynamic deterioration and pulmonary oedema, the patient underwent emergency mitral and aortic valve replacement. The postoperative course was uneventful.     

Ruptured mitral valve aneurysm: A devastating complication of aortic valve endocarditis

Mitral valve aneurysm is a rare clinical entity that is mostly resulted from infective endocarditis, in particular, aortic valve endocarditis. Once mitral valve aneurysm ruptures and severe mitral regurgitation and hemodynamic instability develop, prompt surgery should be considered. Here we report a patient with ruptured mitral valve aneurysm associated with native aortic valve endocarditis that was improved after a successful mitral and aortic valve replacement surgery associated with antibiotic therapy for 6 weeks.     

Aneurysm of the atrial septum diagnosed by trans-esophageal echocardiography]

We report an uncommon case of atrial septal aneurysm associated with mitral valve prolapse. A 28 year old woman was studied with transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography (TEE). Transthoracic echocardiography suggested mitral valve prolapse. TEE with color mapping was performed. Atrial septal aneurysm and mitral valve prolapse was found. The study has shown that TEE can evaluate accurately some of the anatomic features of atrial septal aneurysm and color flow mapping can provide accurate information about the blood flow in the lesion. We believe that TEE may be the safest and most accurate investigative technique for diagnosing this rare lesion.     

A case report of two mitral valve aneurysms with one perforation after two attacks of infective endocarditis]

Aneurysms of the mitral valve complicating infective endocarditis (IE) are uncommon. The patient was a 57-year-old man who was admitted to our hospital for a precise examination of heart failure. One year before, the first two-dimensional echocardiography showed an aneurysm of the anterior mitral leaflet possibly due to a previous attack of IE. Doppler color flow mapping detected a regurgitant jet from the mitral valve aneurysm into the left atrium during systole, which suggested perforation of the aneurysm, and an aortic regurgitant jet flowing against the anterior mitral leaflet. Because the patient's family refused cardiac catheter examination and surgery, we treated him in the out-patient clinic. A few weeks before his admission, he had discontinued taking diuretics because of uncomfortable urinary frequency. He gradually developed the symptoms of heart failure and entered our hospital. IE was suspected because of leucocytosis and slight fever. Two-dimensional echocardiography revealed a new aneurysm of the anterior mitral leaflet without perforation, located in the distal part of the old aneurysm. This time, his family consented to the surgical treatment. Aortic and mitral valve replacement was successfully performed. It was pathologically confirmed that the two mitral aneurysms had been caused by IE.     

Mitral valve aneurysm after infective endocarditis in the billowing mitral leaflet syndrome

Mitral valve aneurysm is an uncommon complication of infective endocarditis. This report describes a patient with severe regurgitation due to perforations in a mitral aneurysm who required mitral valve replacement 9 years after a staphylococcal infection was superimposed on a billowing mitral leaflet. The unusual auscultatory signs and angiographic appearance could have led to diagnosis of the aneurysm.     

Visualization of mitral valve aneurysm by transesophageal echocardiography

This article describes the transesophageal echocardiographic findings in a patient with pathologically proven mitral valve aneurysm. This aneurysm probably occurred as a complication of aortic valve endocarditis. Transesophageal echocardiography showed a saccular structure attached to the left atrial side of the anterior mitral leaflet with systolic expansion and diastolic collapse, and its orifice was visualized with excellent resolution. Transesophageal echocardiography is a useful diagnostic tool for evaluation of mitral valve aneurysm.     

Perforated mitral valve aneurysm associated with Libman-Sacks endocarditis

The perforation of a mitral valve aneurysm is a rare disease which induces acute mitral regurgitation and is usually induced by infective endocarditis; however, in this case report, acute heart failure was caused by a perforated mitral valve aneurysm that was speculated to be due to Libman-Sacks endocarditis with systemic lupus erythematosis and secondary anti-phospholipid syndrome. Mitral valve plasty was performed and thereafter heart failure improved.     

Mycotic intracranial aneurysm in infective endocarditis of the mitral valve

A 20-year-old woman suffering from mitral valve endocarditis due to streptococcus faecalis infection after blunt trauma and splenectomy complained of severe headache 18 days later. Cerebral angiography showed a left posterior artery aneurysm. A craniotomy was performed and the aneurysm could be successfully removed. The postoperative neurological status showed a mild transient right hemiparesis. The patient underwent mitral valve replacement with a St. Jude-Medical prosthesis 14 days after brain surgery. The patient was in stable neurologic and hemodynamic conditions at the time of discharge 3 weeks after valve replacement.     

Pseudotumor of the right atrium caused by hernia of the valve of Vieussens]

A round swelling was on the substraction films of the right side of the heart taken during angiocardiographic examination of a patient with mitral valve disease; this suggested a mass attached to the inter-atrial septum, and prolapsing into the auricle of the right atrium. Initial diagnsosi was of atrial thrombosis, but this was disproved at operation. An aneurysm of the membrane of the fossa ovalis was found, being caused by overstretching of the auricle of the left atrium under the increased pressure of the valve defect. The aneurysm was resected and the septum simply repositioned as part of the mitral valve replacement. A search of the literature shows how rare this disorder is, and that it should be reclassified with the abnormalities of the inter-atrial septum which are found only rarely in cases of mitral valve disease.     

CABG同期行左室成形术和二尖瓣成形术治疗左室室壁瘤并发二尖瓣关闭不全的效果

目的 评价冠状动脉旁路移植术（CABG）同期行左室成形术和二尖瓣成形术治疗左室室壁瘤并发二尖瓣关闭不全的近远期临床效果。 方法 自2000年1月~2008年12月,我院共32例患者因左室室壁瘤并发缺血性二尖瓣关闭不全同期进行左室成形术+二尖瓣成形术。左室成形术手术方式包括:线性缝合16例（50%）;心内膜环缩成形术9例（28%）;心室内环状补片成形术7例（22%）。二尖瓣成形术入路包括:左室入路20例（62%）,右房-房间隔入路11例（34%）,房间沟入路1例（3%）。全部患者均同期行CABG。本研究回顾性分析了上述患者手术中及围手术期的临床资料,并进行了46~175个月随访。 结果 围手术期死亡1例（3%）。术后1年和5年生存率分别为97%和74%。随访期间,9%（3例）出现二尖瓣中量及以上返流,9%（3例）出现NYHA心功能Ⅲ~IV级。左室成形方式及二尖瓣成形入路对远期效果无显著影响。 结论 左室成形术同期行二尖瓣成形术是治疗左室室壁瘤并发二尖瓣关闭不全的有效方法,术后的近远期临床结果令人满意。     

Anterior mitral valve aneurysm: a subaortic complication of aortic valve endocarditis: a case report and review of literature

Mitral valve aneurysm is a rare cause of mitral regurgitation, and is usually associated with aortic valve endocarditis. Prompt diagnosis and early surgical treatment can prevent complications such as embolization and rupture of the aneurysm. The authors report a case of aortic valve endocarditis and mitral valve aneurysm in a patient who initially presented with urinary tract infection.     

Significance of abnormal echoes in left ventricular outflow tract.

We have observed abnormal echoes in the left ventricular outflow tract in 4 patients: 3 of the subjects had bacterial endocarditis and the fourth patient had myxomatous degeneration of the aortic valve (floppy aortic valve). A single diastolic echo with fine high frequency fluttering was seen in the patient with the floppy aortic valve, whereas the patients with endocarditis had associated infection of the mitral valve and an aneurysm of the anterior mitral leaflet, which was represented by dense systolic echoes on the proximal part of the mitral valve...     

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

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.     

Significance of abnormal echoes in left ventricular outflow tract

We have observed abnormal echoes in the left ventricular outflow tract in 4 patients: 3 of the subjects had bacterial endocarditis and the fourth patient had myxomatous degeneration of the aortic valve (floppy aortic valve). A single diastolic echo with fine high frequency fluttering was seen in the patient with the floppy aortic valve, whereas the patients with endocarditis had associated infection of the mitral valve and an aneurysm of the anterior mitral leaflet, which was represented by dense systolic echoes on the proximal part of the mitral valve...     

Visualization of Mitral Valve Tunnel Aneurysm by Transesophageal Echocardiography

We report the echocardiographic findings in a patient with a mitral valve aneurysm, probably occurring as a complication of aortic valve endocarditis. Transesophageal echocardiography showed a tunnel-shaped aneurysm of the atrial side of the anterior mitral leaflet, expanding in systole and collapsing in diastole. Transesophageal echocardiography is a useful diagnostic tool for the evaluation of mitral valve pathology.     

Postventriculotomy aneurysm and left ventricular dysfunction following closed mitral commissurotomy.

A ventricular aneurysm at the site of a previous transventricular commissurotomy for mitral stenosis was diagnosed in a 39 year old female. Catheterization data showed abnormal left ventricular response to exercise and to increased afterload. Death occurred following mitral valve replacement. At autopsy no cause other than left ventricular aneurysm could be established to explain left ventricular dysfunction.     

Aneurysm of the interauricular septum: an exceptional cause of late systolic click. Echocardiographic diagnosis

A 54 years old patient was referred for echocardiographic study because of a non-ejective click, diagnosed as mitral valve prolapse syndrome. 2d and M mode ultrasonic study showed a normal mitral valve and atrial septum aneurysm. The pathogenic and echocardiographic features of the inter atrial septum aneurysms are discussed.     

An unusual case of giant aneurysm of the noncoronary sinus of Valsalva with rupture into the left ventricular outflow tract along with distortion of the mitral valve

Aneurysms of the aortic sinus are well‐known clinical entities that can bulge into adjacent heart chambers or vessels. They usually reside in the right ventricle and very rarely bulge into the left ventricle causing mitral valve deformation. A 47‐year‐old man was admitted for shortness of breath and chest pain after exertion. He was diagnosed with a noncoronary sinus of Valsalva aneurysm bulging into the mitral valve's anterior leaflet. The aortic valve and mitral valve annulus were severely damaged and irreparable. A Bentall procedure and mechanical mitral valve replacement were performed. The patient recovered uneventfully and was discharged 11 days later.