European Heart Journal · 2014 · 16 citations · 0 references
MedicineCardiologyRadiologyCardiothoracic SurgeryClinical CardiologyPulmonologyEchocardiographic Hemodynamic AssessmentMitral RegurgitationMitral Valve DiseasePulmonary HypertensionValvular Heart DiseaseValvular Heart Disease ImagingAtrioventricular Valve AnatomyFlail Mitral Valve LeafletIntracardiac EchocardiographyMitral Regurgitation Severity AssessmentMitral Valve AnatomyMitral Valve EvaluationMitral Valve HemodynamicsMitral Valve Leaflet Anatomy
A 76-year-old male with a pacemaker presented with acute pulmonary oedema requiring invasive mechanical ventilation. Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) revealed a partially flail anterior mitral leaflet, severe mitral regurgitation (MR), and pulmonary hypertension, not present on previous TTEs. Transoesophageal echocardiography (TEE) demonstrated an elongated anterior mitral valve leaflet (AMVL) with a flail A2 …