Open AccessHypoplasia or Absence of Posterior Leaflet: A Rare Congenital Anomaly of The Mitral Valve in Adulthood – Case Series
Author(s) -
VitoMaurizio Parato,
StefanoLucio Masia
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of cardiovascular echography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.255
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 2347-193X
pISSN - 2211-4122
DOI - 10.4103/jcecho.jcecho_73_17
Subject(s) - medicine , asymptomatic , hypoplasia , mitral regurgitation , mitral valve , cardiology , series (stratigraphy) , anomaly (physics) , leaflet (botany) , anatomy , physics , condensed matter physics , paleontology , biology
We present a case series of two adult patients with almost complete absence of the posterior mitral valve leaflet and who are asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic, with two different degrees of mitral regurgitation.
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