Transvalvular mitral regurgitation following mitral valve replacement a diagnostic dilemma

Abstract

After mitral valve replacement with a prosthetic valve, the valve should be competent and there should not be any residual prosthetic valve regurgitation. Transvalvular residual prosthetic valve regurgitation are difficult to diagnose and quantify. we are reporting interesting TEE images as a diagnostic dilemma in a case of transvalvular mitral regurgitation following mitral valve replacement secondary to entrapment of sub-valvular apparatus in a Chitra mechanical heart valve.

Keywords

• Chitra mechanical heart valve; prosthetic valve regurgitation; signature jets; transvalvular regurgitation