Severe Mitral Regurgitation Secondary to Atresia of the Posterior Mitral Valve Leaflet in the Adult: Is Repair Always Best Practice?

We describe a case of a 66-year-old woman with severe mitral regurgitation secondary to posterior leaflet atresia of the mitral valve. Perioperative transesophageal echocardiography suggested the possibility of an absent posterior leaflet with complete prolapse of the anterior leaflet. We questioned...

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Autores principales: Joshi, Vijay, Laurie, Kaye, Skoyles, Julian, Richens, David
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4670300/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26693125
http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0034-1394104

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4670300/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26693125
http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0034-1394104

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