Project description:Double orifice mitral valve, despite being an extremely rare entity, may be encountered on routine echocardiographic studies in adults. The varied morphology of the valve may be complicated by coexisting anomalies of the subvalvular apparatus. We present the cases of two patients with this condition and associated papillary muscle anomalies. A thorough echocardiographic study with three-dimensional imaging was pivotal in making a final diagnosis.
Project description:Double-orifice mitral valve (DOMV), a rare congenital heart disease, is the inspiration behind the transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER). Here we report a successful TEER case in a patient with DOMV with severe regurgitation. The patient's symptoms were greatly improved after the procedure.
Project description:Double-orifice mitral valve is a rare congenital anomaly being associated with other cardiac defects and rarely presented in isolation. Valve function can be preserved for long and it is usually an incidental finding. We present an unusual case of double-orifice mitral valve with mitral regurgitation in a middle-aged man associated with the atrial septal defect, highlighting the role of three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography.