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Cleft mitral valve in association with anomalous left coronary artery arising from pulmonary artery.

Department of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery and Pediatric Cardiology, Diana Princess of Wales Hospital for Children, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
The Annals of thoracic surgery (impact factor: 3.74). 10/2005; 80(3):1111-3. DOI:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.02.142 pp.1111-3
Source: PubMed

ABSTRACT An anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery is commonly associated with mitral valve insufficiency. Usually this is secondary to left ventricular dysfunction or papillary muscle ischemia. We describe the association of an anomalous left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery with structural abnormalities of the mitral valve (cleft mitral leaflet) in 2 children, both of whom were being investigated for primary mitral valve disease. Both underwent successful operations for coronary transfer and mitral valve repair.

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Keywords

2 children
 
anomalous
 
anomalous origin
 
cleft mitral leaflet
 
coronary artery
 
coronary transfer
 
left coronary artery
 
papillary muscle ischemia
 
primary mitral valve disease
 
pulmonary artery
 
structural abnormalities
 
ventricular dysfunction
 

Sridhar Rathinam