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A Band That Causes Leaky Valves: Severe Mitral Regurgitation due to Left Atrial Fibrous Band—A Case Report and Literature Review
Joint Authors
Nnaoma, Christopher
Sandhu, Gurdarshan
Sossou, Christoph
Vavilin, Ilan
Bustillo, Jose
Garg, Anshu
Source
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-03-19
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Left atrial fibrous band is a rare clinical and echocardiographic finding characterized by the presence of a fibrous band attached to the mitral valve.
Diagnosis is accomplished with transesophageal echocardiography (TEE), live 3D imaging, or cardiac MRI.
Most patients are asymptomatic and incidental findings.
However, in rare cases, an atrial fibrous band can produce symptoms such as dyspnea on exertion, fatigue, and lightheadedness secondary to mitral regurgitation (MR) which can lead to heart failure if unattended to.
More serious complications such as cardioembolic phenomenon can occur.
We herein report a case of a 55-year-old male with hypertension who presented with dyspnea on exertion and chest pain.
Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) showed mitral valve prolapse with moderate to severe mitral regurgitation.
TEE showed an atrial fibrous band.
Given the patient’s poor exercise tolerance, he was taken to surgery for a mitral annuloplasty.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Nnaoma, Christopher& Sandhu, Gurdarshan& Sossou, Christoph& Vavilin, Ilan& Bustillo, Jose& Garg, Anshu. 2019. A Band That Causes Leaky Valves: Severe Mitral Regurgitation due to Left Atrial Fibrous Band—A Case Report and Literature Review. Case Reports in Cardiology،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1133583
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Nnaoma, Christopher…[et al.]. A Band That Causes Leaky Valves: Severe Mitral Regurgitation due to Left Atrial Fibrous Band—A Case Report and Literature Review. Case Reports in Cardiology No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1133583
American Medical Association (AMA)
Nnaoma, Christopher& Sandhu, Gurdarshan& Sossou, Christoph& Vavilin, Ilan& Bustillo, Jose& Garg, Anshu. A Band That Causes Leaky Valves: Severe Mitral Regurgitation due to Left Atrial Fibrous Band—A Case Report and Literature Review. Case Reports in Cardiology. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1133583
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1133583