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Review Article | volume 8 Issue 1 (, 2002) | Pages 67 - 70
Isolated congenital anterior mitral leaflet cleft: a rare cause of mitral insufficiency
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Cardiothoracic Sciences Center, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
Under a Creative Commons license
PMID : -10096485
Published
Jan. 12, 1999
Abstract

Background and aim of the study: Isolated cleft of the anterior mitral leaflet is a rare cause of mitral insufficiency. Although an established entity, due to its rarity the exact anatomic diagnosis is difficult to establish unless sought specifically.

Methods: Four patients (age range: 16 to 26 years) with isolated cleft of the anterior mitral leaflet were treated at the authors' institute. Clinical symptoms were typical of mitral insufficiency; the exact anatomic diagnosis was not established preoperatively in any patient. The cleft was directly sutured in all four patients and additional annuloplasty was performed in three.

Results: Postoperative echocardiography confirmed satisfactory results. After a mean follow up of 46.7 months (range: 3 to 84 months), one patient had mild mitral insufficiency and the remaining patients had no mitral regurgitation.

Conclusion: In severe mitral insufficiency with no obvious mitral valve pathology and an intact atrial septum, a cleft of the anterior mitral leaflet should be sought. Repair of the cleft can restore normal mitral valve function.

 

 

 

How to cite: Mohanty, S. R., Choudhary, S. K., Ramamurthy, S., & Kumar, A. S. (1999). Isolated congenital anterior mitral leaflet cleft: a rare cause of mitral insufficiency. The Journal of heart valve disease8(1), 67–70.

 
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