Diverticulum of the mitral valve, a rare cause of mitral regurgitation.

Authors
Soo, Alan
Ni Hici, Tamara
Philip, Bejoy
Hinchion, John
Affiliation
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cork University Hospital, Wilton, Cork, Ireland. alan.soo@ucd.ie
Issue Date
2010-12
MeSH
Aged
Diverticulum
Heart Valve Diseases
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation
Humans
Intraoperative Care
Male
Mitral Valve Insufficiency
Treatment Outcome

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Citation
Diverticulum of the mitral valve, a rare cause of mitral regurgitation. 2010, 11 (6):809-10 Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg
Journal
Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10147/200018
DOI
10.1510/icvts.2010.245308
PubMed ID
20829388
Additional Links
http://icvts.ctsnetjournals.org/cgi/reprint/11/6/809
Abstract
Non-infective mitral valve diverticulum is extremely rare. We present a case of intraoperatively diagnosed mitral valve diverticulum of a 69-year-old man presenting with mitral regurgitation who was successfully treated with mitral valve replacement.
Item Type
Article
Language
en
ISSN
1569-9285
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