Accessory mitral valve tissue causing severe left ventricular outflow tract obstruction in a post-Senning patient with transposition of the great arteries
Abstract
Overview
Accessory mitral valve tissue is a rare congenital
anomaly associated with congenital
cardiac defects and is usually detected in the
first decade of life. We describe the case of an
18-year old post-Senning asymptomatic
patient who was found to have accessory
mitral valve tissue on transthoracic echocardiography
producing severe left ventricular
outflow tract obstruction.
Keywords
Accessory mitral valve tissue, left ventricular outflow tract obstruction
Article Information
Correspondence
Prashanth Panduranga, Department of Cardiology, Royal Hospital, Post Box 1331, Muscat-111, Sultanate of Oman. Tel. +968.92603746 – Fax: +968.24599841. E-mail: prashanthp_69@yahoo.co.in
Received
2011-05-07T00:00:00
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