title: [An isolated cleft of the anterior leaflet of the mitral valve--a case report].
abstract: A case of 44-year-old female, with an isolated mitral cleft, a rare congenital cause of mitral insufficiency is presented. The echocardiogram showed the presence of mild mitral regurgitation and a cleft of the anterior mitral valve leaflet was evident. Transesophageal echocardiography confirmed those findings. There were no other anomalies.
authors.affiliation: Oddział Kardiologiczny, Szpital im. J. Strusia, ul. Szkolna 8/12, 61-833 Poznań, Poland. irejed@wp.pl
authors.forename: Ireneusz
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Jedliński
authors.forename: Mariusz
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kulczak
authors.forename: Paweł
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bugajski
authors.forename: Ryszard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kalawski
authors.forename: Kajetan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Poprawski
authors.forename: Marek
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Słomczyński
mesh_terms: D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*