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Mitral annular calcification: The incremental diagnostic value of 3D transesophageal echocardiography
Juliet Yirerong1, Jason Wen1, Ankit Jain1
1Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia, USA.
Abstract:
Three-dimensional (3D) echocardiography is an important tool in the evaluation of mitral valve anatomy. We illustrate a case of a 67-year-old female who was admitted for non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) and underwent two-vessel coronary artery bypass grafting for surgical disease. Her two-dimensional (2D) echocardiographic images intraoperatively demonstrated a mass on the posterior mitral valve leaflet which created a diagnostic challenge; 3D transesophageal imaging was crucial in identifying the true nature of the pathology to be mitral annular calcification with supra-annular extension.
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