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Visualization of mitral valve aneurysm by transesophageal echocardiography
M Shakudo1, A K Eng, P M Applegate
1Division of Cardiology, Loma Linda University Medical Center, CA 92350.
Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.)
|August 7, 1990
Abstract:
This article describes the transesophageal echocardiographic findings in a patient with pathologically proven mitral valve aneurysm. This aneurysm probably occurred as a complication of aortic valve endocarditis. Transesophageal echocardiography showed a saccular structure attached to the left atrial side of the anterior mitral leaflet with systolic expansion and diastolic collapse, and its orifice was visualized with excellent resolution. Transesophageal echocardiography is a useful diagnostic tool for evaluation of mitral valve aneurysm.