Abstract
Isolated cleft of the anterior mitral leaflet (not associated with atrioventricular septal defect) is a rare cause of congenital mitral regurgitation. When feasible, mitral valve repair (direct suturing of the cleft with or without prosthetic annular ring insertion) is preferable to valve replacement. We report a clinical case in which we describe the usefulness of three-dimensional (3D) transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) for diagnosis and morphological assessment of the defect to assist in planning the surgical procedure.
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