Congenital Double-Orifice Mitral Valve

Double-orifice mitral valve - echocardiographic findings.

BACKGROUND Double-orifice mitral valve (DOMV) is a rare congenital malformation characterised by the presence of two orifices in the left atrio-ventricular valve area, each having an independent chordal attachment to the papillary muscle. AIM To establish the echocardiographic features and incidence of DOMV in patients undergoing an echo study in a tertiary referral centre. METHODS We carri...

Double orifice mitral valve; a coincidental finding.

A double orifice mitral valve (DOMV) represents a rare congenital malformation characterised by two valve orifices with two separate subvalvular apparatus. This case demonstrates the necessity of careful imaging of the mitral valve apparatus, not only in patients with atrioventricular septal defects, but also in patients with congenital left obstructive heart disease.

Double-Orifice Mitral Valve with Leaflet Perforation

Congenital Double-Orifice Mitral Valve with Mitral Regurgitation due to Flail Leaflet in an Elderly Patient

We report here on a case of double-orifice mitral valve with mitral regurgitation in a 75-year-old female who had complaints of mild dyspnea. Transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography showed two orifices that were supplied by their own chordae from a different papillary muscle. Color Doppler echocardiography revealed moderate to severe mitral regurgitation due to the flail posterior le...

Balloon Mitral Valvuloplasty in Rheumatic Double Orifice Mitral Valve

We are reporting four cases of acquired double orifice mitral valve (DOMV) of rheumatic etiology (rare) presenting as significant mitral stenosis (MS) treated successfully by percutaneous intervention. All four patients are young (3 males, 1 female) who presented with dyspnea of Newyork heart association (NYHA) class II with mean duration of 1.3 years. Typical clinical findings of MS were prese...