title: Congenital mitral regurgitation caused by a perforation in the anterior leaflet: perioperative evaluation by color-coded Doppler echocardiography.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Mainz, FRG.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Schranz
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Oelert
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Iversen
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schuind
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Huth
authors.forename: B K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Jüngst
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Stopfkuchen
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Erbel
mesh_terms: D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000473:pathology*; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery