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A Mitral Hemi‐Arcade: An Unusual Modification of a Rare Anomaly
Author(s) -
Deo Salil V.,
Maalouf Joseph F.,
Mankad Sunil V.,
Park Soon J.
Publication year - 2012
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.1540-8191.2012.01524.x
Subject(s) - medicine , mitral valve , papillary muscle , anomaly (physics) , anatomy , cardiology , physics , condensed matter physics
Congenital anomalies of the mitral valve are rare. A mitral arcade is defined as a fibrous continuity between the papillary muscles and the anterior mitral leaflet creating a hammock like suspension. We present images of a mitral anomaly that consists of a direct attachment of the anterolateral papillary muscle to the anterior mitral leaflet, which we have labeled as a “hemi‐arcade.” We discuss the surgical findings and review the available literature regarding a mitral “arcade.” (J Card Surg 2012;27:699‐701)