Supravalvar mitral ring: a case report
Journal of Tehran University Heart Center [The]. 2012; 7 (2): 82-84
in English
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| ID: emr-144340
ABSTRACT
Supravalvar mitral ring is a rare congenital heart defect of surgical importance. The condition is characterized by an abnormal ridge of the connective tissue on the atrial side of the mitral valve. It often substantially obstructs the mitral valve inflow. We herein introduce a case of a supravalvar mitral ring in a 17-year-old male, who was admitted to our hospital with cardiac syncope. He had undergone a cardiac operation for ventricular septal defect [VSD] closure and mitral valve repair 15 years before. Transthoracic echocardiography, transesophageal echocardiography, and finally cardiac catheterization revealed a neglected supravalvular mitral ring. The ring was resected in a second operation, and the patient was discharged from the hospital symptom free
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Index:
IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Syncope
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Heart Defects, Congenital
Type of study:
Case report
Limits:
Adolescent
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
J. Tehran Univ. Heart Cent.
Year:
2012
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