Unusual Mechanism and Unusual Combination of Two Common Diseases: Mystery of the Missed Diagnosis

• Main Authors: Satish K Parashar, Samanjoy Mukherjee
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2021-01-01
• Series: Journal of the Indian Academy of Echocardiography & Cardiovascular Imaging
• Subjects: diastolic left ventricular outflow tract obliteration; echocardiography; hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; mitral stenosis
• Online Access: http://www.jiaecho.org/article.asp?issn=2543-1463;year=2021;volume=5;issue=2;spage=158;epage=161;aulast=Parashar

Balloon mitral valvuloplasty (BMV) is an accepted treatment for certain subsets of patients of mitral stenosis. Prior to BMV, a full clinical and echocardiographic evaluation is done. This 36-years old lady of severe mitral stenosis had two BMV's including a three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography at leading cardiac centers. However, an important echocardiographic finding was missed which would have altered the course of management. These details are discussed.