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Mitral valve stenosis

Case contributed by Karen Machang'a
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

History of cerebral vascular accident. ECG showed atrial fibrillation.

Patient Data

Age: 40 years
Gender: Female

Bedside Echocardiogram

ultrasound

Left ventricle:

  • normal sized chamber with normal left ventricular wall thickness.

  • no thrombus

  • borderline systolic function LVEF: ~50-55%

Right ventricle:

  • mildly dilated, basal diameter:~ 4.1cm with borderline systolic function

  • TAPSE: 1.6 cm

  • tissue Doppler imaging systolic velocity (TDI S'): 10 cm/s

Interventricular septum: intact

Atria:

  • left atrium: dilated, area: 41 cm2, LAVI: 84 mL/m2 with smoke appearance within the chamber (spontaneous echo contrast)

  • right atrium: dilated, area: 27 cm2

Aortic valve:

  • normal tricuspid

  • no aortic regurgitation

Mitral valve:

  • thickened and calcified mitral valve leaflet tips with diastolic doming of the anterior mitral valve leaflet giving a "hockey stick" appearance and restricted motion of the posterior mitral valve leaflet. No mitral regurgitation

  • mitral valve area by PHT: 0.30cm2, transmitral mean pressure gradient: 17mmHg

Tricuspid valve:

  • severe eccentric tricuspid regurgitation

Additional findings:

  • severely elevated pulmonary pressures (estimated sPAP ~80 mmHg)

  • dilated IVC with < 50% inspirational collapse, dilated hepatic veins

x-ray

The heart is enlarged CTR 15: 26. Enlarged left atrium is seen splaying the carina.

Filling of the pulmonary bay is noted. No hilar or mediastinal adenopathy is seen.

Post MVR

ultrasound

Post mitral valve replacement

  • mechanical prosthetic mitral valve is normally functioning. No mitral regurgitation. No paravalvular prosthetic leaks noted

  • mitral valve area by PHT: 3.28cm2, transmitral mean pressure gradient: 4mmHg, mitral valve PHT:67ms

  • no pulmonary arterial hypertension estimated sPAP ~32 mmHg)

Case Discussion

This is a case of severe mitral valve stenosis due to rheumatic heart disease. The patient was scheduled for surgery which was successful.

Echocardiography is the primary imaging method for assessing prosthetic valve performance and diagnosing prosthetic valve failure.

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