Double-orifice mitral valve and an associated malformation: secundum atrial septal defect.
The authors report a case of double-orifice mitral valve (DOMV) which showed mitral stenosis and mild insufficiency. An associated anomaly was secundum atrial septal defect. DOMV is an unusual congenital heart defect. The occurrence of this anomaly with or without secundum atrial septal defect is very rare. More often it is associated with other congenital malformations arising from atrioventricular canal defects. There may be no haemodynamic consequences but mitral insufficiency and/or stenosis may complicate this malformation. Treatment can be summarised as abstention, surgical repair or valve replacement.
Hacettepe University, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Ankara, Turkey.
Metin
M
Demircin
Murat
M
Guvener
O Faruk
OF
Dogan
Selcuk
S
Tunali
M Mustafa
MM
Aldur
H Hamdi
HH
Celik
D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple; D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery