Mitral Leaflet Perforation

Double-Orifice Mitral Valve with Leaflet Perforation

Aortic valve leaflet perforation after mitral valve repair.

A 32-year-old patient with symptomatic severe aortic regurge, 6 weeks after mitral valve repair, was admitted for aortic valve surgery. No preoperative clinical data consistent with infective endocarditis could be detected. Preoperative transthoracic echocardiography showed aortic leaflet perforation affecting non coronary cusp. During operation, leaflet perforation was detected and closed comp...

Rheumatoid Nodule Causing Perforation of Anterior Mitral Leaflet and Severe Mitral Regurgitation: A Rare Case Report

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic disorder that is chronic in nature and difficult to treat. RA presents in many variants. Here we present an interesting case only seldom described before. Our patient presented to emergency room with acute shortness of breath and was seen to have acute pulmonary edema. Patient later had urgent echocardiography which revealed severe mitral regurgitation fr...

Uni-leaflet mitral valve.

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Infective Endocarditis: Cause or Consequence of Delayed Anterior Mitral Leaflet Perforation After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation? perforation of the leaflet, the development of vegetations

We have read the article published by Cardenal et al in Revista Española de Cardiologı́a with great interest. Our understanding of the complications that develop during the follow-up of patients who have undergone transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is still very limited, despite the prolific scientific literature that has appeared on the topic in recent years. For this reason, it see...