Congenital mitral disease: anomalous mitral arcade in a young man.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.07.070.
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Abstract
We present the case of a 33-year-old man referred to our institution with a diagnosis of severe mitral valvular stenosis and insufficiency. We realized the valvular disease was due to an "anomalous mitral arcade," a rare congenital malformation of the mitral tensor apparatus characterized by enlarged papillary muscles connected to mitral leaflets by a typical fibrous tissue bridge. This arrangement creates a fibrous continuity between valvular and subvalvular apparatus. The reported echocardiographic images shows in detail the anatomic and functional features of this rare condition.
Medical subject headings
- Chordae Tendineae
- Echocardiography
- Heart Defects, Congenital
- Mitral Valve
- Mitral Valve Insufficiency
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Papillary Muscles