title: Mitral Omnicarbon monoleaflet valve dehiscence mapped by 3D echocardiography.
abstract: 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.
authors: University of Başkent, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Ankara, Turkey. sadele@gmail.com
authors: Leyla Elif
authors: LE
authors: Sade
authors: Melek
authors: M
authors: Uluçam
authors: Haldun
authors: H
authors: Müderrisoğlu
mesh_terms: 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