Don´t exclude zebras when you hear hoof beats - a rare case of an
isolated flailed P1 segment of the mitral valve
- Philipp Patrick Müller,
- Ehab Nooh,
- Michael Weyand,
- Christian Heim
Ehab Nooh
Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg
Author ProfileMichael Weyand
Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg
Author ProfileChristian Heim
Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg
Author ProfileAbstract
Degenerative mitral valve disease is the most common cause for mitral
valve surgery in the United States and Europe. Most commonly, a prolapse
of the P2 segment of the mitral valve leaflet leads to an impairment of
valve coaptation classified as Carpentier Type II. Here we want to
present a rare case of an isolated P1 prolapse, which was successfully
repaired in a 53-year old female patient.
