Mitral Omnicarbon monoleaflet valve dehiscence mapped by 3D echocardiography.
A patient with a prosthetic mitral valve presented with dyspnea, a new murmur and anemia. Real time three-dimensional (3D) echocardiography revealed a large valvular dehiscence that spanned approximately 50% of the circumference of the valve ring. By transesophageal echocardiography the paravalvular leak was mapped between 60 and 180 degrees that exactly matched the 3D echocardiographic appearance.
Sade
Leyla Elif
LE
University of Başkent, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Ankara, Turkey. sadele@gmail.com
Uluçam
Melek
M
Müderrisoğlu
Haldun
H
D019560:Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D013529:Surgical Wound Dehiscence / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology