title: Accessory fibrous band causing anterior mitral valve leaflet restriction.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: Irmien
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Vlassak
authors.forename: Muhammed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mumtaz
authors.forename: Gosta
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pettersson
authors.forename: James D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Thomas
mesh_terms: 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