Two Posterior Mitral Leaflets or a Feature of Degenerative Valve Disease That Contributes to Mitral Regurgitation?

J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2023 Sep;37(9):1822-1825. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2023.05.012. Epub 2023 May 10.

Authors

Lauren E Barta¹, Hannah K Holland², Heather A Costa², Jason W Rzepka², G Hossein Almassi², Stefano Schena², Paul S Pagel³

Affiliations

¹ Anesthesiology Service, the Clement J. Zablocki Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI.
² Cardiothoracic Surgery Service, the Clement J. Zablocki Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI.
³ Anesthesiology Service, the Clement J. Zablocki Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI. Electronic address: pspagel@mcw.edu.

PMID: 37225549
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2023.05.012

No abstract available

Keywords: annular calcification; calcium bar; flail; mitral regurgitation; myxomatous disease; ruptured chordae.

MeSH terms

Catheters
Chordae Tendineae
Humans
Mitral Valve / diagnostic imaging
Mitral Valve / surgery
Mitral Valve Insufficiency* / diagnostic imaging
Mitral Valve Insufficiency* / etiology
Mitral Valve Insufficiency* / surgery
Mitral Valve Prolapse*