Unusual position of a prosthetic mitral valve.
Extensive calcification of the mitral annulus in patients who require mitral valvereplacement presents a significant challenge to the surgeon. Several techniques, includingdebridement of the calcium, reconstruction of the annulus, and insertion of the prosthesis in a locationother than the annulus, have been used in such patients. We report the echocardiographictechniques used to evaluate the case of a woman with an unusually positioned prosthetic mitralvalve.
Hua
Lanqi
L
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA. lhua1@partners.org
Walker
Jennifer D
JD
Adams
Mark S
MS
Marshall
Jane E
JE
Picard
Michael H
MH
Passeri
Jonathan J
JJ
D000368:Aged; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D014463:Ultrasonography