DOUBLE ORIFICE MITRAL VALVE

Course overview

A DOUBLE ORIFICE MITRAL VALVE (DOMV) IS A RARE, CONGENITAL, OR ACQUIRED ANOMALY THAT IS TYPICALLY ASYMPTOMATIC. WITH TIME, HOWEVER, IT MAY LEAD TO MITRAL VALVE DYSFUNCTION WITH RESULTANT PULMONARY EDEMA, CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE, AND ATRIAL ARRHYTHMIAS. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF A DOUBLE ORIFICE MITRAL VALVE AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING AND TREATING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.