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Longitudinal Echocardiographic Evaluation of an Unusual Presentation of X-Linked Myxomatous Valvular Dystrophy Caused by Filamin A Mutation.
Seminars in cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia - 1 Sept 2016
Ma Peter H, Sachdeva Ritu, Wilson Elizabeth C, Guzzetta Nina A
Abstract excerpt
Polyvalvar myxomatous valve degeneration is a clinical pathology rarely encountered during cardiac anesthesia, but, when present, most commonly occurs in the context of a connective tissue disorder. Filamin A mutations have begun to be recognized as a source of progressive myxomatous mitral and tricuspid valve degeneration. These lesions can be diagnosed by echo, but their clinical presentation can be equivocal....
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