Journal article

Clinical features and management of isolated cleft mitral valve in childhood

M Tamura, S Menahem, C Brizard

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY | ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC | Published : 2000

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: We reviewed an institutional experience of isolated cleft mitral valve (ICMV), its clinical features, and management in a pediatric population. BACKGROUND: As ICMV is relatively uncommon, earlier reports highlighted its anatomical and echocardiographic features. Few studies have collated their clinical features with their outcome. METHODS: All patients with ICMV were retrospectively reviewed. Patients who were considered to have an atrioventricular septal defect or variant were excluded. RESULTS: Twenty patients (9 male, 11 female) were diagnosed with ICMV. Seven patients had associated cardiac lesions. The median age of diagnosis was 5.2 years (range 0.4 to 13.6 years). Echocard..

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