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A rare case of an isolated aneurysmal supravalvar mitral ring in a young Nigerian adult: a cor-triatriatum mimic
- Source :
- Oxford Medical Case Reports
- Publication Year :
- 2019
- Publisher :
- Oxford University Press (OUP), 2019.
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Abstract
- Supravalvar mitral ring is a rare congenital abnormality characterized by a ridge of connective tissue located above the mitral valve. It is a cause of congenital mitral stenosis typically presenting in childhood and usually associated with other cardiac abnormalities. We report the rare case of a 24-year-old male presenting with an isolated aneurysmal supravalvar mitral ring. He presented at the emergency room with a 2-week history of worsening heart failure symptoms and antecedent effort intolerance of 4 years duration. He was referred from a primary care facility with an echo diagnosis of cor-triatriatum. Echocardiography done at our centre revealed an isolated aneurysmal supravalvar mitral ring of the intramitral variant. This report highlights the unusual isolated presentation of a supravalvar mitral ring in a young adult and the need to carefully differentiate it from cor-triatriatum, a possible close mimic.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
Case Report
030204 cardiovascular system & hematology
Microbiology
Supravalvar mitral ring
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Internal medicine
Mitral valve
Rare case
medicine
cardiovascular diseases
030212 general & internal medicine
business.industry
medicine.disease
Infectious Diseases
medicine.anatomical_structure
Heart failure
Cor triatriatum
cardiovascular system
Cardiology
Parasitology
Presentation (obstetrics)
Abnormality
Primary care facility
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 20538855
- Volume :
- 2019
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Oxford Medical Case Reports
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....66c833d4796b8bfa9aded5c9107a71af