Mashicharan Mary, Cowburn Peter J, Livesey Steven A, Shah Benoy N
Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom.
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom.
Echocardiography. 2017 Dec;34(12):1953-1955. doi: 10.1111/echo.13734. Epub 2017 Oct 26.
Anterior mitral valve leaflet (AMVL) perforation is most commonly seen in the setting of infective endocarditis. We present a case of AMVL perforation in a previously healthy 62-year-old male who presented with a six-month history of worsening dyspnea and peripheral edema. Blood cultures, inflammatory markers, and autoimmune profile were negative. Transthoracic echocardiography demonstrated severe mitral regurgitation (MR) with a possible AMVL perforation, which was confirmed by three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography as a well-circumscribed hole in the A2 segment. The patient made a successful recovery from mitral valve repair surgery.
二尖瓣前叶穿孔最常见于感染性心内膜炎的情况下。我们报告一例62岁既往健康男性的二尖瓣前叶穿孔病例,该患者有6个月的进行性呼吸困难和外周水肿病史。血培养、炎症标志物及自身免疫指标均为阴性。经胸超声心动图显示严重二尖瓣反流,可能存在二尖瓣前叶穿孔,经食管三维超声心动图证实为A2段一个边界清晰的孔洞。患者二尖瓣修复手术成功康复。