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entrappedintheleftventricularoutflowtract,themitralvalvemaybecome
regurgitantbecauseofthetractionexertedbytheaccessoryvalvartissueonthe
anteriorleaflet,whichresultsintheopeningofthevalveinmidsystole14;
however,inthatcasetheleftventricularoutflowtractobstructionisthe
predominanthemodynamiclesionandisusuallyresponsibleforthediagnosis.15
Often,theaccessorymitralvalvetissuedoesnotgenerateasignificantgradient
orinsufficiency.
FIG.34.13 Macroscopicviewofaccessorymitralvalvetissueafter
surgicalresection.
SupravalvarMitralRing
Oftenconsideredacongenitalanomalyofthemitralvalve,thesupravalvar
mitralringisafibrousconstructionattachedtotheposteriorannulusofthe
mitralvalve;itrunsacrossbothcommissuresandtothemiddleheightofthe
anteriorleaflet.Thelesionisstenotic,oftentoagreaterextentthanmightbe
suggestedbytheextensionofthering.Thisismorearesultofthelimitationof
theopeningoftheanteriorleafletthanoftheactualdiaphragmeffectofthering
(Fig.34.14).Thesupravalvarmitralringisanacquiredlesionresultingfrom
turbulentflowacrossthemitralvalve.Theprimarylesionofthemitralvalve
responsiblefortheturbulentflowcanbeobvious,stenotic,andregurgitantorit
canbediscreteormildanddifficulttoidentify.Itmayevenbeonlyflowrelated
inthecontextofaleft-to-rightshunt.Itcanberelatedtoaprominentcoronary
sinus,asfoundinapersistentleftsuperiorvenacavadrainingintothecoronary
sinus.16,17Perhapsforthesereasonsthesupravalvarmitralringispronetorecur
aftersurgicalresectionunlesstheunderlyinganatomicanomalyhasbeen
identifiedandcorrected.
FIG.34.14 Anatomicappearanceofsupravalvarstenosingring(A,