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Hypoplasia of the Posterior Leaflet as a Rare Cause of Congenital Mitral Insufficiency
Author(s) -
Kalangos Afksendiyos,
Oberhansli Ingrid,
Baldovinos Ary,
Beghetti Maurice,
Friedli Beat,
Faidutti Bernard
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of cardiac surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1540-8191
pISSN - 0886-0440
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8191.1997.tb00148.x
Subject(s) - medicine , hypoplasia , mitral valve , anatomy , connective tissue , cardiology , pathology
A bstract A rare case of congenital mitral insufficiency characterized by the hypoplasia of the posterior leaflet is reported. At operation, the mitral valve was successfully repaired by a ring annuloplasty, which created a satisfactory surface of coaptation between the anterior leaflet and the bulky posterior muscular structure. The presence of this posterior muscular structure represents a developmental arrest at the stage of conversion from muscular chordae and leaflets to thin connective structures.