Congenital mitral stenosis by multimodality cardiac imaging.
This vignette illustrates a classic case of congenital mitral stenosis (Ruckman-VanPraagh type 1) presenting in adulthood and demonstrates the benefits of multimodality cardiac imaging prior to successful surgical intervention.
Hamilton-Craig
Christian
C
Department of Echocardiography, The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, Australia. christian_hamilton-craig@health.qld.gov.au
Anscombe
Russell
R
Platts
David
D
Burstow
Darryl
D
Slaughter
Richard
R
D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D055815:Young Adult