title: Isolated cleft of the anterior mitral valve leaflet.
abstract: Isolated anterior mitral leaflet cleft (not associated with atrio-ventricular septal defect) is a rare cause of congenital mitral regurgitation, and the treatment consists of direct suturing of the cleft. We present a clinical case with this entity.
authors.affiliation: Echocardiography Laboratory, Cardiology Department, Santa Marta Hospital, R. Santa Marta, 1169-024 Lisbon, Portugal. ana_timoteo@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Timóteo
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Galrinho
authors.forename: António
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fiarresga
authors.forename: Luisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Branco
authors.forename: Nuno
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Banazol
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Leal
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fragata
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Quininha
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D014463:Ultrasonography