title: Spontaneous mitral valve anterior leaflet perforation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, University Hospital Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: Bashar
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Al-Atia
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Verbrugghe
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, University Hospital Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: Jens-Uwe
authors.initials: JU
authors.lastname: Voigt
mesh_terms: D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D000082882:Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease; D058385:Cardiac Valve Annuloplasty / Q000379:methods*; D000072226:Computed Tomography Angiography / Q000379:methods; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal / Q000379:methods; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D018570:Risk Assessment; D000072663:Spontaneous Perforation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult