title: Incremental utility of real-time three-dimensional echocardiography in the diagnosis and preoperative assessment of cleft mitral valve in adults.
abstract: Cleft mitral valve is a rare congenital anomaly that may present in isolation or accompany other cardiac malformations. Our illustrative case series highlights the advantages of three-dimensional over conventional two-dimensional echocardiography in the diagnosis and morphologic assessment cleft mitral valve in adults.
authors.affiliation: Wayne State University/Detroit Medical Center, Harper University Hospital, 8 Brush, Division of Cardiology, 3990 John R. Detroit, MI 48201, USA.
authors.forename: Ashok
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kondur
authors.forename: Sridevi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pitta
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Afonso
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019560:Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*