Left ventricular outflow tract obstruction by accessory mitral tissue. A review regarding a case.

Abstract

The presence of accessory mitral valve tissue is a rare congenital abnormality that rarely,causes left ventricular outflow tract obstruction. Its presentation in adults is uncommon. Wepresent a 38-year old man diagnosed with this malformation in our hospital. Echocardiographyfacilitated the diagnosis of left ventricular outflow tract obstruction. The patient underwenta successful operation for the replacement of the abnormal mitral valve with a prostheticone. We also present a review of this subject.

Keywords

• Accessory mitral valve
• subaortic stenosis
• echocardiographic images.