Hypoplasia of the posterior mitral leaflet: A rare cause of mitral regurgitation in adulthood | Zendy

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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.

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