Clinical, anatomic, and echocardiographic characteristics of aneurysms of the mitral valve

Authors
Vilacosta, I San Roman, JA Sarria, C Iturralde, E Graupner, C Batlle, E Peral, V Aragoncillo, P Stoermann, W
Citation
I. Vilacosta et al., Clinical, anatomic, and echocardiographic characteristics of aneurysms of the mitral valve, AM J CARD, 84(1), 1999, pp. 110
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiovascular & Respiratory Systems","Cardiovascular & Hematology Research
Journal title
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
ISSN journal
00029149 → ACNP
Volume
84
Issue
1
Year of publication
1999
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9149(19990701)84:1<110:CAAECO>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
This study describes the clinical, anatomic, echocardiographic, and Doppler features of 13 patients with mitral valve aneurysms. Eleven patients had d efinitive criteria for infective endocarditis. Transesophageal echocardiogr aphy was superior to conventional echocardiography in detecting and assessi ng aneurysms. Patients with heart failure required surgery. Echocardiograph ic detection of this lesion should not be, by itself, an immediate surgical indication.