Congenital mitral regurgitation caused by a perforation in the anterior leaflet: perioperative evaluation by color-coded Doppler echocardiography.
Color-coded two-dimensional (2D) echocardiography confirmed the presence of severe congenital mitral regurgitation in an 8-month-old infant. Intraoperative inspection revealed an isolated perforation in the anterior leaflet.
Schranz
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Department of Pediatrics, University of Mainz, FRG.
Oelert
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Iversen
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Schuind
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Huth
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Jüngst
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Stopfkuchen
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Erbel
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D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000473:pathology*; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery