Abstract
Accessory mitral valve (AMV) is a rare congenital cardiac malformation associated with left ventricular outflow tract obstruction and endocarditis. We report a patient with an AMV who presented with a cerebellar infarct and discuss the management of this anomaly.
Keywords:
accessory mitral valve; cerebrovascular accident; congenital heart disease; endocarditits; mitral valve; valve repair/replacement.
© 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Aortic Valve / surgery*
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Aortic Valve Insufficiency / diagnostic imaging
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Bioprosthesis
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Cattle
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Chordae Tendineae
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Diagnostic Errors
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Echocardiography, Transesophageal
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Endocarditis
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Heart Defects, Congenital / complications*
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Heart Defects, Congenital / diagnostic imaging
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Heart Septum / surgery
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Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation
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Humans
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Mitral Valve / abnormalities*
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Mitral Valve / diagnostic imaging
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Stroke / etiology*
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Treatment Outcome
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Ventricular Outflow Obstruction / etiology
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Ventricular Outflow Obstruction / surgery