Accessory fibrous band causing anterior mitral valve leaflet restriction.
A 20-year-old woman with neurofibromatosis (type I), presented with heart failure due to severe mitral regurgitation. Echocardiography and surgery revealed an accessory fibrous band causing anterior mitral valve leaflet restriction. Resection of the fibrous band and correction of the mitral valve using the accessory fibrous band was performed. The further postoperative course was uncomplicated.
Vlassak
Irmien
I
Department of Cardiology, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio, USA.
Mumtaz
Muhammed
M
Pettersson
Gosta
G
Thomas
James D
JD
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index