Hypoplasia of the posterior mitral leaflet: A rare cause of mitral regurgitation in adulthood |
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| Authors: | Daniela Bacich MD Gabriele Braggion MD Giuseppe Faggian MD |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Cardiology Unit, Madonna della Salute Hospital, Porto Viro, Italy;2. Cardiology Unit, Adria Civil Hospital, Adria, Italy;3. Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Verona, Verona, Italy |
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| Abstract: | Hypoplasia of the posterior mitral valve leaflet (PMVL) is a rare congenital heart disease, usually presenting in infancy and childhood with severe mitral regurgitation, either in isolation or associated with other cardiac lesions. We report a case of a 69‐year‐old woman with recent‐onset exertional dyspnea and severe mitral regurgitation. Two‐ and three‐dimensional transesophageal echocardiography showed severe hypoplasia of the PMVL, confirmed by surgical inspection. |
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| Keywords: | cardiac surgery congenital heart disease mitral regurgitation three dimesional transesophageal echocardiography |
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