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Three-dimensional echocardiography in patient with mitral valve prolapse

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Three-dimensional echocardiography in patient with mitral valve prolapse

Marcelo Luiz Campos Vieira; Wilson Mathias Jr.

Instituto do Coração (InCor), Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (FMUSP), São Paulo; SP - Brazil

Mailing address Mailing address: Marcelo Luiz Campos Vieira Rua Cardoso de Melo, 463, ap. 21 - Vila Olímpia 04548-002, São Paulo, SP - Brazil E-mail: mlvieira@cardiol.br, mluiz766@terra.com.br

Key words: Echocardiography, three-dimensional; mitral valve prolapse.

We report a case of a 42-year-old woman with mitral valve prolapse (Figure 1A,1B). The 3-D view allowed the visualization of a mitral valve prolapse as seen from the left atrium, plane in which the surgical correction is performed.


Manuscript received February 10, 2008; revised manuscript received March 03, 2008; accepted March 03, 2008.

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    Marcelo Luiz Campos Vieira
    Rua Cardoso de Melo, 463, ap. 21 - Vila Olímpia
    04548-002, São Paulo, SP - Brazil
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