3-Dimensional Images of Mitral Annulus Perforation: An Alien's Mouth
JACC: Case Reports, vol.4, no.24, 2022 (Scopus)
- 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.)