An unusual cause for mitral valve fluttering.
A 23-year-old patient with patent ductus arteriosus had coarse diastolic fluttering of the mitral valve leaflets on the echocardiogram in the absence of usual causes.
D000328:Adult; D003971:Diastole; D004314:Down Syndrome / Q000150:complications; D004374:Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / Q000150:complications*; D004452:Echocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000150:complications*; D008945:Mitral Valve Prolapse / Q000209:etiology*