Mitral insufficiency with congenital double-orifice mitral valve in an elderly patient. |
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Authors: | A M Heyse D Vanhercke J Nimmegeers L Missault R Claeys G Hollanders L Versée |
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Institution: | Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, AZ St-Lucas, Ghent, Belgium. |
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Abstract: | We describe the case of a 79-year-old woman with mitral insufficiency and a double-orifice mitral valve (DOMV), discovered by echocardiography. Transthoracic echocardiography showed two insufficiency jets. Transesophageal echocardiography revealed a DOMV. Each orifice was provided with a subvalvular apparatus. No associated congenital abnormalities were present. Our case demonstrates that even in elderly patients with a double regurgitant jet, DOMV should be suspected and assessed by transesophageal echocardiography. |
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Keywords: | double-orifice mitral valve mitral insufficiency transesophageal echocardiography congenital malformation |
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