Entrapment of subvalvular mitral tissue causing intermittent failure of a St Jude mitral prosthesis

F Agostini; R L Click; S L Mulvagh; M D Abel; J A Dearani

doi:10.1067/mje.2000.107251

Entrapment of subvalvular mitral tissue causing intermittent failure of a St Jude mitral prosthesis

J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2000 Dec;13(12):1121-3. doi: 10.1067/mje.2000.107251.

Authors

F Agostini¹, R L Click, S L Mulvagh, M D Abel, J A Dearani

Affiliation

¹ Division of Cardiovascular Diseases and Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic and Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA.

PMID: 11119281
DOI: 10.1067/mje.2000.107251

Abstract

Frequently portions of the mitral valve and sub-valvular apparatus are left intact during mitral valve replacement to help preserve left ventricular function. We describe a patient with paroxysmal congestive heart failure caused by intermittent entrapment of the subvalvular apparatus in the prosthesis, preventing complete valve closure.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Chordae Tendineae / physiopathology
Echocardiography, Transesophageal
Heart Failure / diagnostic imaging*
Heart Failure / etiology*
Heart Failure / physiopathology
Heart Valve Prosthesis*
Humans
Male
Mitral Valve Insufficiency / diagnostic imaging
Mitral Valve Insufficiency / physiopathology
Mitral Valve Insufficiency / surgery
Postoperative Complications / diagnostic imaging*
Prosthesis Failure