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Challenge in mitral valve intervention: Super-elongated anterior and diminutive posterior mitral valve
Journal of clinical ultrasound : JCU
  • Nathan Marzlin, Advocate Aurora Health
  • Nancy Barrett, Advocate Aurora Health
  • Dena Burke, Advocate Aurora Health
  • Tonga Nfor, Advocate Aurora Health
  • A Jamil Tajik, Advocate Aurora Health
  • Lakshmi Muthukumar, Advocate Aurora Health
Affiliations

Aurora Sinai/Aurora St. Luke's Medical Centers

Scholarly Activity Date
1-1-2024
Abstract

Diminutive posterior mitral valve leaflet with an extremely elongated anterior leaflet is a rare phenomenon. We share such a case discovered in an 82-year-old patient with severe, symptomatic mitral regurgitation. LA, left atrium; LV, left ventricle; MR, mitral regurgitation.

Type
Article
PubMed ID
37997479
Citation Information
Marzlin N, Barrett N, Burke D, Nfor T, Tajik AJ, Muthukumar L. Challenge in mitral valve intervention: Super-elongated anterior and diminutive posterior mitral valve. J Clin Ultrasound. 2024;52(1):92-94. doi:10.1002/jcu.23620