Severe mitral regurgitation due to mitral leaflet aneurysm diagnosed by three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography: a case report

BACKGROUND: A small mitral valve aneurysm (MVA) presenting as severe mitral regurgitation (MR) is uncommon. CASE PRESENTATION: A 47-year-old man with a history of hypertension complained of exertional chest discomfort. A transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE) revealed the presence of MR and prolapse of...

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Autores principales: Konishi, Takao, Funayama, Naohiro, Yamamoto, Tadashi, Hotta, Daisuke, Kikuchi, Kenjiro, Ohori, Katsumi, Nishihara, Hiroshi, Tanaka, Shinya
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5120478/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27876001
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12872-016-0413-1

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5120478/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27876001
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12872-016-0413-1

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