Well-functioning double-orifice mitral valve in a young adult.
We report the case of a rare congenital anomaly, a double-orifice mitral valve, in a 23-year-old woman who was asymptomatic and had no history of heart disease. Transthoracic and multiplane transesophageal echocardiography revealed 2 functionally normal orifices of equal size, the least frequent anatomic presentation of this anomaly. We prescribed antibiotic prophylaxis because of the concomitant presence of a mildly stenotic bicuspid aortic valve and recommended annual follow-up examinations to monitor both lesions for possible progression.
Karas
Spilios
S
Department of Cardiology, Amalia Fleming Hospital, 14 March 25th Street, Athens 15127, Greece.
Barbetseas
John
J
Lambrou
Spyros
S
Parissis
John
J
Metzikof
Demetrios
D
Toutouzas
Pavlos
P
D000328:Adult; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000002:abnormalities; D004452:Echocardiography; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging