Three-dimensional imaging of pannus overgrowth after mitral valve repair.
We present the case of a 65-year-old man who was diagnosed with late mitral stenosis caused by pannus formation after Duran ring annuloplasty due to ischemicmitral regurgitation. Threedimensional echocardiography provided signifi cant information regarding the anatomy of the valve and the estimation of the severity of mitral stenosis.
Department of Cardiology, "Papageorgiou" Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Vasileios
V
Sachpekidis
Michail
M
Agatziotis
Ioannis
I
Styliadis
Lampros
L
Mosialos
Ioannis
I
Kaprinis
Mark J
MJ
Monaghan
Chris
C
Adamopoulos
D000368:Aged; D019560:Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D058386:Mitral Valve Annuloplasty / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*