title: Survival of a neonate after myocardial infarction complicated by late mitral regurgitation.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hruda
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: van de Wal
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Brouwers
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Harinck
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications*