Vol 67, No 12 (2009)
Other
Published online: 2009-12-30
Echocardiogram of the month
An isolated cleft of the anterior leaflet of the mitral valve - a case report
DOI: 10.33963/v.kp.80289
Kardiol Pol 2009;67(12):1403-1405.
Abstract
A case of 44-year-old female, with an isolated mitral cleft, a rare congenital cause of mitral insufficiency is presented. The echocardiogram showed the presence of mild mitral regurgitation and a cleft of the anterior mitral valve leaflet was evident. Transesophageal echocardiography confirmed those findings. There were no other anomalies.
Keywords: isolated cleft of the anterior leaflet of the mitral valve
