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Hypoplasia of the posterior mitral leaflet: A rare cause of mitral regurgitation in adulthood
Author(s) -
Bacich Daniela,
Braggion Gabriele,
Faggian Giuseppe
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1111/echo.13537
Subject(s) - medicine , mitral regurgitation , hypoplasia , cardiology , regurgitation (circulation) , mitral valve , heart disease , rare disease , surgery , disease
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.