Parachute mitral valve with severe mitral regurgitation in an adult patient |
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Authors: | Espinola-Zavaleta Nilda Chugh Reema Ramírez Gabriela Meléndez |
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Affiliation: | Echocardiography In Outpatients Clinic, National Institute of Cardiology Ignacio Chavez, Mexico City, Mexico. niesza2001@hotmail.com |
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Abstract: | Parachute mitral valve (PMV) is rarely seen in the adult population, in isolation or in association with other congenital heart defects, since most patients may have had milder lesions previously that were asymptomatic early in life, or were not detected due to lack of a comprehensive examination. We report a case of an 18-year-old woman with a history of exertional dyspnea, atypical chest pain, and cough for about 1 year. The echocardiographic examination identified a PMV with severe mitral regurgitation associated with bicuspid aortic valve and coarctation of the aorta. Most patients present with mitral stenosis of varying degree of severity, and rarely present with severe mitral regurgitation as seen in our patient. |
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Keywords: | parachute mitral valve echocardiography mitral regurgitation |
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