Mitral valve Libman-Sacks endocarditis visualized by real time three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography

Hersh Shroff; Ricardo Benenstein; Robin Freedberg; Sydney Mehl; Muhamed Saric

doi:10.1111/j.1540-8175.2011.01602.x

Mitral valve Libman-Sacks endocarditis visualized by real time three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography

Echocardiography. 2012 Apr;29(4):E100-1. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2011.01602.x. Epub 2011 Dec 16.

Authors

Hersh Shroff¹, Ricardo Benenstein, Robin Freedberg, Sydney Mehl, Muhamed Saric

Affiliation

¹ Leon H. Charney Division of Cardiology, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, New York 10016, USA.

PMID: 22176492
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2011.01602.x

Abstract

Libman-Sacks endocarditis (LSE) is a common manifestation of valve disease in antiphospholipid syndrome. Mitral valve LSE is characterized by verrucous vegetations on the atrial surfaces of valve leaflets. In this report, mitral valve LSE was visualized by real time 3D transesophageal echocardiography (TEE). 3D TEE provides a unique en face view of the mitral valve akin to a surgical or autopsy view that allows for an accurate determination of the size, shape, and location of the vegetations.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Computer Systems
Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional / methods
Echocardiography, Transesophageal / methods*
Endocarditis, Non-Infective / diagnosis*
Endocarditis, Non-Infective / etiology*
Female
Humans
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / complications*
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / diagnostic imaging*
Mitral Valve Prolapse / complications*
Mitral Valve Prolapse / diagnostic imaging*