Double orifice mitral valve; a coincidental finding.

Eur J Echocardiogr

Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis (OLVG), Department of Cardiology, P.O. Box 95500, 1091 HA, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Published: December 2006

A double orifice mitral valve (DOMV) represents a rare congenital malformation characterised by two valve orifices with two separate subvalvular apparatus. This case demonstrates the necessity of careful imaging of the mitral valve apparatus, not only in patients with atrioventricular septal defects, but also in patients with congenital left obstructive heart disease.

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