Well-functioning double-orifice mitral valve in a young adult

✍ Scribed by Spilios Karas; John Barbetseas; Spyros Lambrou; John Parissis; Demetrios Metzikof; Pavlos Toutouzas

• Book ID: 102328587
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 2003
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 219 KB
• Volume: 31
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0091-2751
• DOI: 10.1002/jcu.10142

✦ Synopsis

We report the case of a rare congenital anomaly, a double-orifice mitral valve, in a 23-year-old woman who was asymptomatic and had no history of heart disease. Transthoracic and multiplane transesophageal echocardiography revealed 2 functionally normal orifices of equal size, the least frequent anatomic presentation of this anomaly. We prescribed antibiotic prophylaxis because of the concomitant presence of a mildly stenotic bicuspid aortic valve and recommended annual follow-up examinations to monitor both lesions for possible progression.