Discovery of a parachute mitral valve complex (Shone's anomaly) in an adult

Echocardiography. 2001 Feb;18(2):179-82. doi: 10.1046/j.1540-8175.2001.00179.x.

Abstract

Parachute mitral valve complex is an unusual congenital anomaly described by Shone et al. It is characterized by a parachute deformity of the mitral valve associated with additional forms of left heart anomalies, such as aortic valvular stenosis and coarctation of the aorta. Fewer than 50 cases of Shone's complex have been reported in the literature, and it has only been observed in children. We report the case of a 33-year-old man who was referred to our department because of atrial fibrillation. Echocardiographic evaluation and aortogram evidenced a Shone's complex, including a parachute mitral valve anomaly, an aortic bicuspid valvular anomaly, and a coarctation of the aorta.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abnormalities, Multiple / diagnosis
  • Abnormalities, Multiple / diagnostic imaging*
  • Adult
  • Aortic Coarctation / complications
  • Aortic Coarctation / diagnosis
  • Aortic Coarctation / diagnostic imaging*
  • Aortography
  • Atrial Fibrillation / diagnosis
  • Atrial Fibrillation / etiology
  • Echocardiography, Doppler, Color
  • Echocardiography, Transesophageal*
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Heart Defects, Congenital / complications
  • Heart Defects, Congenital / diagnosis
  • Heart Defects, Congenital / diagnostic imaging*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mitral Valve / abnormalities*
  • Mitral Valve / diagnostic imaging*