title: Isolated cleft mitral valve with posterior and anterior clefts: a rare cause of congenital valve regurgitation.
abstract: We report a case of isolated cleft mitral valve with two clefts in the posterior and one in the anterior leaflet. Our case adds to the few reports of posterior and multiple mitral valve clefts and to our knowledge is the first using real-time transoesophageal three-dimensional echocardiography (3DE) for assessment of isolated cleft mitral valve. (Echocardiography 2010;27:E50-E52).
authors.affiliation: Service of Cardiology, University Hospitals of Geneva, Switzerland. hajo.muller@hcuge.ch
authors.forename: Hajo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Müller
authors.forename: Afksendyios
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kalangos
authors.forename: Amir-Ali
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Fassa
authors.forename: René
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lerch
mesh_terms: D019560:Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery