Congenital malformations of the mitral valve

Pierre-Emmanuel Séguéla; Lucile Houyel; Philippe Acar

doi:10.1016/j.acvd.2011.06.004

Congenital malformations of the mitral valve

Arch Cardiovasc Dis. 2011 Aug;104(8-9):465-79. doi: 10.1016/j.acvd.2011.06.004. Epub 2011 Aug 30.

Authors

Pierre-Emmanuel Séguéla¹, Lucile Houyel, Philippe Acar

Affiliation

¹ Paediatric Cardiology Unit, Children's Hospital, Toulouse University Hospital, France. peseguela@yahoo.fr

PMID: 21944149
DOI: 10.1016/j.acvd.2011.06.004

Abstract

Congenital malformations of the mitral valve may be encountered in isolation or in association with other congenital heart defects. Each level of the mitral valve complex may be affected, according to the embryological development, explaining the fact that these lesions are sometimes associated with each other. As a perfect preoperative assessment is of importance, good knowledge of both normal and abnormal anatomy is required in order to guide the surgeon accurately. This review presents the different embryological, anatomical and echocardiographic aspects of the congenital mitral anomalies.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Cardiac Surgical Procedures
Echocardiography, Doppler, Color
Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional
Heart Defects, Congenital* / diagnosis
Heart Defects, Congenital* / embryology
Heart Defects, Congenital* / surgery
Humans
Mitral Valve / abnormalities*
Mitral Valve / diagnostic imaging
Mitral Valve / surgery
Mitral Valve Insufficiency / congenital*
Mitral Valve Insufficiency / diagnosis
Mitral Valve Insufficiency / embryology
Mitral Valve Insufficiency / surgery
Mitral Valve Stenosis / congenital*
Mitral Valve Stenosis / diagnosis
Mitral Valve Stenosis / embryology
Mitral Valve Stenosis / surgery
Papillary Muscles / abnormalities*
Papillary Muscles / diagnostic imaging
Papillary Muscles / surgery
Predictive Value of Tests
Treatment Outcome