Congenital mitral valve regurgitation in adult patients. A rare, often misdiagnosed but repairable, valve disease | Zendy

Rachid Zegdi | Zendy; Brahim Amahzoune | Zendy; Mustapha Ladjali | Zendy; Ghassan Sleilaty | Zendy; Jérôme Jouan | Zendy; Christian Latrémouille | Zendy; A Deloche | Zendy; JeanNoël Fabiani | Zendy

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Congenital mitral valve regurgitation in adult patients. A rare, often misdiagnosed but repairable, valve disease

Author(s) -

Rachid Zegdi,

Brahim Amahzoune,

Mustapha Ladjali,

Ghassan Sleilaty,

Jérôme Jouan,

Christian Latrémouille,

A Deloche,

JeanNoël Fabiani

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303

H-Index - 133

eISSN - 1873-734X

pISSN - 1010-7940

DOI - 10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.06.014

Subject(s) - medicine , mitral regurgitation , cardiology , mitral valve , mitral valve replacement , sinus rhythm , surgery , mitral valve repair , heart disease , endocarditis , atrial fibrillation

Congenital mitral valve regurgitation (MVR) is a rare disease occurring in infancy or childhood. Although congenital MVR has been described in adults, no surgical series has been reported so far. We describe here a 6-year surgical experience of congenital MVR in adults at a single institution.

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