Annular Tear following Percutaneous Mitral Commissurotomy: The Need to Look beyond the Annulus
•Annular tear is a rare complication to be considered in PBMV patients.•The risk is higher with asymmetric commissural calcification.•Consider early TEE post-PBMV when TTE findings are discrepant with clinical findings.
Authors
- Nagarjuna Panidapu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5845-705X)
- Devika Poduval
- Thushara Madathil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8761-0044)
- Jes Jose (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1734-9519)
- Don Jose Palamattom
Institutions
- Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- CASE
- Published
- 2025-11-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.case.2025.09.005
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00