title: Conservative management of mitral valve aneurysm.
abstract: A 35-year-old woman had infective endocarditis and an aneurysm of the anterior mitral leaflet. The patient was managed conservatively and the mitral valve aneurysm remained stable over 3 years. Two-dimensional, color flow Doppler, and magnetic resonance images of the aneurysm are presented and features of mitral valve aneurysms are discussed. Conservative management of mitral valve aneurysms with careful follow-up is an acceptable approach.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, B.C., Canada.
authors.forename: K G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Gin
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Boone
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Bilbey
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004452:Echocardiography; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy*; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy