title: The role of echocardiography in assessing parachute mitral valve.
abstract: Treadmill exercise echocardiography with Doppler evaluation during effort has been used for several years in our department. The usefulness of this methodology in the management of patients with coronary heart disease is recognized but it is being increasingly used in patients with valvular heart disease. We report the case of a 44-year-old man with parachute mitral valve, in which transesophageal echocardiography characterized the pathology and exercise stress echocardiography was important for accurate functional assessment and clinical decisions.
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Cardiologia do Hospital Garcia de Orta, Almada, Portugal. sofia_almeida@netcabo.pt
authors.forename: Sofia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Almeida
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cotrim
authors.forename: Rita
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Miranda
authors.forename: Luís
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lopes
authors.forename: Ana Rita
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Almeida
authors.forename: Maria J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Loureiro
authors.forename: Otília
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Simões
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cordeiro
authors.forename: Paula
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fazendas
authors.forename: Isabel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: João
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Carrageta
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D025401:Echocardiography, Stress; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*