title: Idiopathic isolated annular dilatation causing congenital mitral regurgitation.
abstract: Isolated annular dilatation is an extremely uncommon cause of congenital mitral regurgitation. We report a case of a 5-year-old child with idiopathic isolated annular dilatation causing severe congenital mitral regurgitation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Dr. RML Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Lalitaditya
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Malik
authors.forename: Anubhav
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Ranjit Kumar
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Nath
authors.forename: Vijay
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Grover
authors.forename: Vijay Kumar
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Gupta
keywords: Annular dilatation; congenital mitral regurgitation; isolated annular dilatation