Anomalous mitral arcade leading to congenital mitral insufficiency with an associated anomaly of the tricuspid valve

A 21-day-old girl presented with congestive heart failure of acute onset and Doppler evidence of mitral regurgitation, which subsequently proved fatal. Necropsy revealed an anomalous arcade lesion of the mitral valve. The tendinous cords of the tricuspid valve were also abnormal, a finding, to the b...

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Published in:Cardiology in the young 1992-10, Vol.2 (4), p.357-358
Main Authors: Mandke, Jyoti V., Dharnidharka, Vikas R., Sanzgiri, Vasundhara P.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Anomalous mitral arcade
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congenital mitral regurgitation
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Summary:A 21-day-old girl presented with congestive heart failure of acute onset and Doppler evidence of mitral regurgitation, which subsequently proved fatal. Necropsy revealed an anomalous arcade lesion of the mitral valve. The tendinous cords of the tricuspid valve were also abnormal, a finding, to the best of our knowledge, not reported before.
ISSN:1047-9511
1467-1107
DOI:10.1017/S1047951100007939