title: Congenital malformations of the mitral valve.
abstract: Congenital malformations of the mitral valve may be encountered in isolation or in association with other congenital heart defects. Each level of the mitral valve complex may be affected, according to the embryological development, explaining the fact that these lesions are sometimes associated with each other. As a perfect preoperative assessment is of importance, good knowledge of both normal and abnormal anatomy is required in order to guide the surgeon accurately. This review presents the different embryological, anatomical and echocardiographic aspects of the congenital mitral anomalies.
authors.affiliation: Paediatric Cardiology Unit, Children's Hospital, Toulouse University Hospital, France. peseguela@yahoo.fr
authors.forename: Pierre-Emmanuel
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Séguéla
authors.forename: Lucile
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Houyel
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Acar
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D018618:Echocardiography, Doppler, Color; D019560:Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000196:embryology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000196:embryology / Q000601:surgery; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000196:embryology / Q000601:surgery; D010210:Papillary Muscles / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D016896:Treatment Outcome