• Title of article

    Mitral Valve Cleft in Both Anterior and Posterior Leaflet: An Extremely Rare Anomaly

  • Author/Authors

    Siamak Mohammadi، نويسنده , , Sébastien Bergeron، نويسنده , , Pierre Voisine، نويسنده , , Denis Desaulniers، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2006
  • Pages
    3
  • From page
    2287
  • To page
    2289
  • Abstract
    We herein report the case of a woman with clefts in the anterior and posterior mitral leaflets causing mitral insufficiency. The patient developed heart failure symptoms in the eighth decade of life and underwent mitral valve repair, with suture closure of both clefts. The reasons of its late presentation are discussed.
  • Journal title
    The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
  • Serial Year
    2006
  • Journal title
    The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
  • Record number

    610260