title: Double perforation of anterior mitral leaflet aneurysm in a patient with mitral and aortic leaflet aneurysms.
abstract: Double valve aneurysms in a single patient are a rare occurrence and even rare finding is occurrence of double perforation of anterior mitral leaflet aneurysm. We present an adult patient with bicuspid aortic valve, coarctation of aorta and previous endocarditis presenting late with these rare abnormalities.
authors.affiliation: Senior Specialist, Department of Cardiology, Royal Hospital, Muscat 111, Oman. Electronic address: prashanthp_69@yahoo.co.in.
authors.forename: Prashanth
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Panduranga
authors.forename: Mohammed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Al-Mukhaini
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000328:Adult; D017542:Aneurysm, Ruptured / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D000082882:Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal / Q000379:methods*; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve; D035583:Rare Diseases; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016312:Treatment Refusal
keywords: Aortic leaflet aneurysm; Mitral leaflet aneurysm; Perforation