A Case of Mitral Regurgitation due to Isolated Cleft Mitral Valve.
10.4070/kcj.2002.32.10.902
- Author:
Tae Hee LEE
1
;
Hye Sook CHOI
;
Eun Sun JIN
;
Jang Ha KIM
;
Joo Young HAN
;
Nam Heun KIM
;
Young Hee KIM
;
Seung Mook JUNG
;
Rak Kyung CHOI
;
Dal Soo LIM
;
Suk Keun HONG
;
Hweung Kon HWANG
Author Information
1. Department of Internal medicine, Kyung Hee University Medical School, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Mitral valve insufficiency
- MeSH:
Adult;
Diagnosis;
Echocardiography;
Female;
Humans;
Mitral Valve Insufficiency*;
Mitral Valve*;
Papillary Muscles
- From:Korean Circulation Journal
2002;32(10):902-905
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A cleft in the anterior mitral valve leaflet is commonly associated with an atrioventricular septal defect, but an isolated cleft mitral valve is a rare condition. We report a case of a 27-year-old woman with severe mitral regurgitation due to an isolated cleft mitral valve. The echocardiography showed an anterior cleft on the mitral valve, but a normal sized and positioned left ventricular papillary muscle without septal defect. Under the diagnosis of mitral regurgitation due to the isolated cleft mitral valve the patient underwent mitral cleft repair. After surgery, the further echocardiography showed no mitral regurgitation.
