3-Dimensional Images of Mitral Annulus Perforation: An Alien's Mouth


Cagli K., Gursoy H. T., Basyigit F., Koprucu E., GÖLBAŞI Z.

JACC: Case Reports, vol.4, no.24, 2022 (Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 4 Issue: 24
  • Publication Date: 2022
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2022.10.013
  • Journal Name: JACC: Case Reports
  • Journal Indexes: Scopus
  • Keywords: echocardiography, endocarditis, mitral valve, three-dimensional imaging
  • Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

© 2022In this clinical vignette, we describe a case of a patient with windsock-like posterior mitral annulus perforation at the site of annular calcification caused by infective endocarditis. Three-dimensional transesophageal images of the perforation resembling an “alien's mouth” are very striking for how 3-dimensional imaging can improve visualization of anatomy of the heart. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.)