title: Mitral valve replacement in "complex" mitral insufficiency: an unusual case of an isolated hammock mitral valve.
abstract: The hammock mitral valve is a rare congenital abnormality resulting in mitral regurgitation or stenosis, with incidences ranging from 0% to 12% in pediatric surgical series. It is difficult to correct this condition by reconstructive techniques. We describe here an alone hammock valve without any cardiac malformation in a five-year-old patient who underwent mitral valve replacement.
authors.affiliation: Turkiye Yuksek Ihtisas Hospital Cardiovascular Clinic, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mahmut Mustafa
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Ulas
authors.forename: Sabit Sinan
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Kocabeyoglu
authors.forename: Ali Umit
authors.initials: AU
authors.lastname: Yener
authors.forename: Kerim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Cagli
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pac
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014463:Ultrasonography