Mitral valve prolapse in patients with atrial septal defect: A quantitative three-dimensional echocardiographic analysis.
Xochitl Arely Ortiz-LeonJuan F Fritche-SalazarEdith Liliana Posada-MartínezHugo G Rodríguez-ZanellaAlejandra G Venegas-RomanMaria E Ruiz Esparza-DueñasLissa SugengJose Antonio Arias-GodinezPublished in: Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) (2022)
In patients with ASD, the main mechanism of MV prolapse is the presence of an organic primary process of the MV apparatus (excessive anterior mitral leaflet tissue and mitral annular enlargement).