title: Hypoplasia of the posterior mitral leaflet: A rare cause of mitral regurgitation in adulthood.
abstract: Hypoplasia of the posterior mitral valve leaflet (PMVL) is a rare congenital heart disease, usually presenting in infancy and childhood with severe mitral regurgitation, either in isolation or associated with other cardiac lesions. We report a case of a 69-year-old woman with recent-onset exertional dyspnea and severe mitral regurgitation. Two- and three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography showed severe hypoplasia of the PMVL, confirmed by surgical inspection.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Unit, Madonna della Salute Hospital, Porto Viro, Italy.
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3610-814X
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bacich
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Unit, Adria Civil Hospital, Adria, Italy.
authors.forename: Gabriele
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Braggion
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Faggian
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D019560:Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery
keywords: cardiac surgery; congenital heart disease; mitral regurgitation; three dimesional transesophageal echocardiography