Isolated cleft of the anterior mitral valve leaflet.

Eur J Echocardiogr

Echocardiography Laboratory, Cardiology Department, Santa Marta Hospital, R. Santa Marta, 1169-024 Lisbon, Portugal.

Published: January 2007

Isolated anterior mitral leaflet cleft (not associated with atrio-ventricular septal defect) is a rare cause of congenital mitral regurgitation, and the treatment consists of direct suturing of the cleft. We present a clinical case with this entity.

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