A Case of Parachute Mitral Valve in an Adult.
10.4070/kcj.2003.33.12.1161
- Author:
Eun Sun JIN
1
;
Tae Wook WOO
;
Seung Hun LEE
;
Jae Jun SHIM
;
Wan Jung KIM
;
Seong Mook JUNG
;
Sang Sun PARK
;
Lak Kyung CHOI
;
Dal Su LEEM
;
Seok Kun HONG
;
Heong Gon HWANG
Author Information
1. Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kyunghee University Medical College, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Congenital heart defect;
Mitral valve;
Papillary muscles
- MeSH:
Adult*;
Chordae Tendineae;
Dyspnea;
Echocardiography;
Follow-Up Studies;
Heart Defects, Congenital;
Humans;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Middle Aged;
Mitral Valve*;
Papillary Muscles
- From:Korean Circulation Journal
2003;33(12):1161-1164
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Parachute mitral valve is a rare congenital cardiac anomaly in which the chordae tendineae of both leaflets of the mitral valve insert into a single papillary muscle. We diagnosed a 54-year-old adult with dyspnea after upper respiratory infection, who was proven to have the parachute mitral valve. To the best of our knowledge, this is the oldest patient reported with this congenital anomaly. The clinical, echocardiographic and MRI findings are described. We recommended surgery for anomalous lesion, but the patient refused. After medical treatment, the patient recovered uneventfully and remained asymptomatic during a follow-up of 13 months.
