Barlow’s Disease

Barlow’s disease is identified by having evident annular dilatation, bileaflet billowing, hooding and/or prolapse and the existence of spongy, thick leaflets caused by extravagant myxomatous tissue proliferation with or without calcification. Barlow’s valve is a form of degenerative mitral valve (MV) disease that is uniquely identified after clinical investigations and is considered a challenging repair for most of the cardiac surgeons. Text Reference: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3856991/ Image Source: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/mitral-valve-prolapse/symptoms-causes/syc-20355446#dialogId66658523