Parachute malformation of mitral valve

Background—Severe congenital mitral stenosis (MS) is a rare anomaly that is frequently associated with additional left heart… Expand

OBJECTIVES The morphologic features of parachute-like asymmetric mitral valves are described to discriminate this anomaly from… Expand

Congenital mitral valve anomalies were diagnosed in 65 children, whose ages ranged from newborn to 18 years, using 2-dimensional… Expand

Between 1980 and 1993, 20 patients less than 1 year of age underwent operations for congenital mitral valve disease. Ten patients… Expand

From 1973 through 1987 25 patients underwent mitral valve replacement in the first year of life for mitral stenosis and mitral… Expand

What is double-orifice mitral valve anatomically and embryologically? In 27 postmortem cases, an anomaly of the tensor apparatus… Expand

Abstract In a series of 49 autopsy cases of congenital mitral stenosis, four anatomic types were found: (1) typical congenital… Expand

Aortoventriculoplasty is a new method of treatment for left ventricular outflow tract obstructions. The concept is based on… Expand

Fifty-three specimens in which the primary diagnosis in life was coarctation of the aorta were examined; only nine had a mitral… Expand

Abstract The clinical, hemodynamic and anatomic findings in 3 patients with parachute mitral valve are presented. In each an… Expand