title: Double orifice in prolapsing mitral valve.
abstract: A prolapsing mitral valve with a double orifice ('hole type') was documented by echocardiography in a 35-year-old male. His symptoms were associated to supraventricular ectopic beats and persisted unchanged during a 3-year follow-up. This malformation is usually considered benign but, as fragmentation of the atrioventricular conduction tissue was reported in some cases, a periodic observation is advisable.
authors.affiliation: Divisione di Cardiologia, Ospendale di Bassano Del Grappa, Italy.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: De Domenico
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gheno
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cucchini
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004452:Echocardiography; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000151:congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008945:Mitral Valve Prolapse / Q000151:congenital* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging