Isolated Cleft of the Anterior Mitral Valve Leaflet

• Author(s): Timóteo, AT ; Galrinho, A ; Fiarresga, A ; Branco, LM ; Banazol, N ; Leal, A ; Fragata, J ; Quininha, J
• Date: 2007
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.17/36
• Origin: Repositório do Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Central, EPE
• Subject(s): Adulto; Homem; Deficiências Cardíacas Congénitas; Válvula Mitral; Insuficiência da Válvula Mitral; Ultrassonografia; HSM CAR; HSM CCT
• Document Type: Article
• Language: English

Description

Isolated anterior mitral leaflet cleft (not associated with atrio-ventricular septal defect) is a rare cause of congenital mitral regurgitation, and the treatment consists of direct suturing of the cleft. We present a clinical case with this entity.