title: Double-orifice mitral valve associated with atrioventricular canal defects.
abstract: A 4 year-old male presented with effort dyspnea, and was diagnosed as atrioventricular canal defects. This finding was confirmed by open heart surgery, and a congenital double orifice mitral valve was discovered. The septal defect was closed but the double orifice mitral valve was respected because of the absence of hemodynamic disturbance. We report this case with review of literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery A, Ibn Sina Hospital, Rabat, Morocco.
authors.forename: Jaafar
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rhissassi
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Nouvel Hopital Civil, Strasbourg, France.
authors.forename: Hicham
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: El Malki
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery A, Ibn Sina Hospital, Rabat, Morocco.
authors.forename: Fatima Azzahra
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Benmessaoud
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery A, Ibn Sina Hospital, Rabat, Morocco.
authors.forename: Tahar
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: El Kandoussi
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery A, Ibn Sina Hospital, Rabat, Morocco.
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Laaroussi
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology*; D006343:Heart Septal Defects / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000002:abnormalities*
keywords: Mitral valve; atrioventricular canal defects; double-orifice