| Case report: Multidetector CT presentation of a parachute-like asymmetric mitral valve. | |
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PMID: 18941039 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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A 24-year-old man with a complaint of exertional dyspnoea had a Grade III/VI apical pansystolic murmur on physical examination. He underwent a transthoracic echocardiogram, which revealed a funnel-shaped mitral valve with moderately thick leaflet tissue and an eccentric orifice, as well as a bicuspid aortic valve. The mitral valve was mildly stenotic and severely regurgitant. Although demonstration of a single papillary muscle in the parasternal short axis view suggested a parachute mitral valve, the diagnosis was uncertain owing to poor echocardiographic acoustic quality. 16-row multidetector CT (MDCT) clearly demonstrated two papillary muscles and the patient was diagnosed as having a parachute-like asymmetric mitral valve. In conclusion, MDCT can be used as a complementary imaging technique for the evaluation of subvalvular mitral apparatus and papillary muscles, especially in patients with poor echocardiographic acoustic quality. |
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Authors:
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O Ucar; M Vural; H Cicekcioglu; L Pasaoglu; S Aydogdu; S Koparal |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The British journal of radiology Volume: 81 ISSN: 1748-880X ISO Abbreviation: Br J Radiol Publication Date: 2008 Nov |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2008-10-22 Completed Date: 2008-12-03 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0373125 Medline TA: Br J Radiol Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: e266-8 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Cardiology, Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital, Talatpasa Bulvari,Sihhiye, Ankara, Turkey. ozgul_ucar@hotmail.com |
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Contrast Media Heart Defects, Congenital / radiography*, ultrasonography Heart Murmurs / ultrasonography Humans Male Mitral Valve / abnormalities, radiography*, ultrasonography Mitral Valve Stenosis / ultrasonography Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods* Young Adult |
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