Cor Vasa 2021, 63(1):92-94 | DOI: 10.33678/cor.2020.092

Diagnostic Challenge in a Patient with Prosthetic Mitral Valve: Surgical Remnant or Artifact

Murat Gul, Sinan İnci
Department of Cardiology, Aksaray University, Aksaray, Turkey

Incidental echocardiographic findings in asymptomatic patients could be challenging in clinical decision-making. Mitral regurgitation is a common valvular heart disease, which is the leading cause of congestive heart failure and death. Although there is a variety of treatment options, mitral valve repair remains the preferred treatment when the anatomy is suitable. Transapical mitral valve repair with artificial neochordae implantation is a novel and minimally invasive technique for patients with degenerative mitral valve dis- ease. It has been shown that this procedure is safe, effective and has excellent long-term results. Although this technique is frequently used in valve repair, it is rarely used for mitral prosthesis. Herein, we present an asymptomatic patient with a combination of mitral and tricuspid valve prostheses with artificial neochordae.

Keywords: Neochordae, Prosthetic mitral valve

Received: July 15, 2020; Revised: October 10, 2020; Accepted: October 17, 2020; Published: February 25, 2021  Show citation

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