The role of color flow Doppler in the echocardiographic diagnosis of mitral valve aneurysm.
A case of mitral valve aneurysm is presented in which infective endocarditis of the mitral valve was complicated by aneurysm formation 6 weeks later. The presence of mitral valve aneurysm was suspected on transthoracic echocardiography and confirmed by transesophageal echocardiography.
Changlani
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Department of Medicine, Humana Hospital-Michael Reese, Chicago, IL 60616.
Lieb
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Kaczkowski
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Moss
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D000328:Adult; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal / Q000379:methods*; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000150:complications