title: Mitral Valve Diverticulum Presenting with Severe Mitral Stenosis: Case Report.
abstract: The case is presented of a non-infectious anterior mitral valve leaflet diverticulum, which appeared as symptomatic mitral stenosis. Unlike previous reports, there was no histological myxomatous degeneration of the valve. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first time a mitral valve diverticulum resulting in severe mitral stenosis has been reported in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Wiltshire Cardiac Centre, Great Western Hospital, Swindon, UK.
authors.forename: Peregrine G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Green
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Royal United Hospital, Bath, UK.
authors.forename: Antony E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: French
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK.
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Petrou
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Bristol Heart Institute, Bristol, UK.
authors.forename: Nathan E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Manghat
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Bristol Heart Institute, Bristol, UK.
authors.forename: Stephen M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Lyen
authors.affiliation: Wiltshire Cardiac Centre, Great Western Hospital, Swindon, UK. Electronic correspondence: badri.chandrasekaran@gwh.nhs.uk.
authors.forename: Badrinathan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Chandrasekaran
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D058070:Asymptomatic Diseases; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000209:etiology*