Incidental diagnosis of an aneurysm of the mitral valve posterior leaflet
Özet
Mitral valve aneurysms are also most frequently associated with
endocarditis, but in rare cases of mitral aneurysms are associated with
connective tissue diseases or congenital malformation. Transesophageal
echocardiography is a more sensitive tool than transthoracic echocardiography to identify aneurysm.