Copyright © 2005, The European Society of Cardiology
Isolated cleft of the anterior mitral valve leaflet
aEchocardiography Laboratory, Cardiology Department, Santa Marta Hospital, R. Santa Marta, 1169-024 Lisbon, Portugal
bCardio-thoracic surgery Department, Santa Marta Hospital, Lisbon, Portugal
Received 17 November 2005; received in revised form 25 November 2005; accepted after revision 4 December 2005.
* Corresponding author. Av. Miguel Torga, 27, Edificio C, 9 ° A, 1070-183 Lisbon, Portugal. Tel.: +351 21 359 40 00. ana_timoteo{at}yahoo.com
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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.
Keywords: Isolated cleft of the mitral valve; Congenital mitral regurgitation