"Double-Parachute" Mitral Valve

Dany Minetto; Coralie Blanche; Anne-Lise Hachulla; Tornike Sologashvili; Philippe Meyer

doi:10.1016/j.jaccas.2019.11.032

"Double-Parachute" Mitral Valve

JACC Case Rep. 2020 Jan 8;2(2):261-265. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2019.11.032. eCollection 2020 Feb.

Authors

Dany Minetto¹, Coralie Blanche¹, Anne-Lise Hachulla², Tornike Sologashvili³, Philippe Meyer¹

Affiliations

¹ Service of Cardiology, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland.
² Division of Radiology, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland.
³ Service of Cardiovascular Surgery, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland.

Abstract

A 38-year-old asymptomatic man was referred by his general practitioner for a 3/6 systolic heart murmur, which was detected during a routine consultation. Echocardiography revealed a parachute mitral valve associated with a parachute-like membrane, causing significant subaortic obstruction that was eventually surgically resected with an excellent postoperative outcome. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.).

Keywords: AMVT, accessory mitral valve tissue; LVOT, left ventricular outflow tract; MR sequences; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; PMV, parachute mitral valve; congenital heart disease; echocardiography; mitral valve.

Publication types

Case Reports