title: Mitral valve rheumatic multiple fenestrations: usefulness of 3D real-time echocardiography.
abstract: We describe a case that demonstrates and confirms the usefulness of 3D transesophageal echocardiography in the morphological analysis of the mitral valve in a rare occurrence of postrheumatic mitral leaflet perforation.
authors: Section of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Experimental and Applied Medicine, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
authors: Antonio
authors: A
authors: D'Aloia
authors: Enrico
authors: E
authors: Vizzardi
authors: Riccardo
authors: R
authors: Rovetta
authors: Silvia
authors: S
authors: Bugatti
authors: Ivano
authors: I
authors: Bonadei
authors: Antonio
authors: A
authors: Curnis
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D019560:Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012213:Rheumatic Fever / Q000150:complications*