Survival of a neonate after myocardial infarction complicated by late mitral regurgitation.
A neonate born with a normal heart developed acute myocardial infarction at 12 days of age. Trivial mitral regurgitation secondary to fibrosis of posteromedial papillary muscle progressed to heart failure at 6 months of age. Mitral valve annuloplasty improved her condition.
Hruda
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Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
van de Wal
H J
HJ
Brouwers
H A
HA
Harinck
E
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D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications*