“Double-Parachute” Mitral Valve

Dany Minetto, MD; Coralie Blanche, MD; Anne-Lise Hachulla, MD; Tornike Sologashvili, MD; Philippe Meyer, MD

JACC: Case Reports (Feb 2020)

“Double-Parachute” Mitral Valve

Dany Minetto, MD,
Coralie Blanche, MD,
Anne-Lise Hachulla, MD,
Tornike Sologashvili, MD,
Philippe Meyer, MD

Affiliations

Dany Minetto, MD: Service of Cardiology, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
Coralie Blanche, MD: Service of Cardiology, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
Anne-Lise Hachulla, MD: Division of Radiology, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
Tornike Sologashvili, MD: Service of Cardiovascular Surgery, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
Philippe Meyer, MD: Service of Cardiology, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland; Address for correspondence: Dr. Philippe Meyer, Cardiology Service, Geneva University Hospitals, Rue Gabrielle Perret-Gentil 4, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2, no. 2
pp. 261 – 265

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A 38-year-old asymptomatic man was referred by his general practitioner for a 3/6 systolic heart murmur, which was detected during a routine consultation. Echocardiography revealed a parachute mitral valve associated with a parachute-like membrane, causing significant subaortic obstruction that was eventually surgically resected with an excellent postoperative outcome. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.)

Published in JACC: Case Reports

ISSN: 2666-0849 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/jacc-case-reports

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