Isolated Parachute Mitral Valve Detected by Two-Dimensional Echocardiography and Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Asymptomatic Healthy Adult

Abstract

A 55 year old female patient presented for preoperative evaluation for vaginal hysterectomy. Preoperative transthoracic echocardiography revealed mitral valve (MV) abnormality, with only one papillary muscle having parachute appearance. Her cardiac magnetic resonance imaging with contrast confirmed the MV abnormality. Since she was hemodynamically stable, she underwent hysterectomy uneventfully.

Mitral valve repair for a parachute‐like asymmetrical mitral valve during pregnancy

“…PMV/PLAMV and pregnancy present a dual challenge. The rare, functionally normal, nonsyndromic PMV can have a normal pregnancy 10 . Most patients, however, would require assessment, strategizing, and optimized medical management.…”