Perforated aneurysm of the anterior mitral valve. A Doppler and two-dimensional echocardiographic report.
Antemortem diagnosis of a perforated MV aneurysm by Doppler echocardiography, as well as two-dimensional echocardiography (2-DE), has not been reported. Herein we present such a case.
Chua
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SO
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chang Cung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Republic of China.
Chiang
C W
CW
Lee
Y S
YS
Chang
C H
CH
Hung
J S
JS
D000328:Adult; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002815:Chordae Tendineae / Q000473:pathology; D004452:Echocardiography; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000473:pathology*; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous