title: Agenesis of the mitral posterior leaflet in elderly.
abstract: Congenital mitral valve regurgitation is a rare disease that is found in infancy and childhood, and sometimes in elderly people. In the case presented, mitral regurgitation that was tolerated well until the sixth decade of life is reported. A 62-year-old male suffering from dyspnea was referred to our hospital. Transthoracic echocardiographic examination demonstrated severe mitral regurgitation with suspicion of agenesis of the posterior leaflet with a long, mobile anterior leaflet. A transesophageal echocardiogram and surgical evaluation verified agenesis of the posterior mitral valve. The patient was successfully treated using mitral valve replacement, and no complications occurred.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Medicalpark Hospital, Bursa, Turkey. Electronic address: doctorhakan@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Hakan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ozkan
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Medicalpark Hospital, Bursa, Turkey.
authors.forename: Osman
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Tiryakioglu
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Medicalpark Hospital, Bursa, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ahmet Seckin
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Cetinkaya
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Medicalpark Hospital, Bursa, Turkey.
authors.forename: Elif Ceylan
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Uyanik
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Medicalpark Hospital, Bursa, Turkey.
authors.forename: Tahsin
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bozat
mesh_terms: D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal / Q000379:methods; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000002:abnormalities*; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000151:congenital* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D035583:Rare Diseases; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome
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