Cleft Posterior Mitral Valve Leaflet

Isolated Anterior Mitral Valve Leaflet Cleft: 3D Transthoracic Echocardiography-Guided Surgical Strategy

“…In addition, with 3D echocardiography, there is no need to mentally reconstruct individual tomographic views of the mitral valve because real-time anatomical views of the mitral valve similar to the surgical view could be displayed in the beating heart. Due to its higher image resolution, 3D TEE has been described for the evaluation of ICAML in several case reports 7 - 12 In our patient, 3D TTE allowed us to visualize ICAML from a surgical perspective, define its exact position, morphology, and size, assist in planning the surgical procedure, and discuss the choices for prosthesis with the patient without the need for semi-invasive procedures such as TEE. Our findings suggest that in patients with good acoustic window, the data provided by 3D TTE allow surgeons to plan the surgical procedure before entering the operating room.…”