Agenesis of the Mitral Posterior Leaflet in Elderly Hakan Ozkan, MD, Osman Tiryakioglu, MD, Ahmet Seckin Cetinkaya, MD, Elif Ceylan Uyanik, MD, Tahsin Bozat, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 97, Issue 1, Pages 319-321 (January 2014) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.04.134 Copyright © 2014 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Apical 4-chamber view from transthoracic echocardiography. The arrow indicates the missing posterior leaflet. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2014 97, 319-321DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.04.134) Copyright © 2014 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Mid-esophageal long axis view from transesophageal echocardiography. The arrow indicates the missing posterior leaflet. (AL = anterior leaflet.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2014 97, 319-321DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.04.134) Copyright © 2014 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Posterior annular ring with U pledget suture in patient with the absence of posterior leaflet. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2014 97, 319-321DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.04.134) Copyright © 2014 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions