Cardiac anatomy, clinical diagnosis and molecular details of AVCD patients with mutations are summarized in Table 1. Partial AVCD was diagnosed in six patients, complete AVCD and cleft mitral valve in ...

Mitral valve prolapse is a common cause of a heart murmur caused by a "leaky" heart valve. Most cases of mitral valve prolapse are not serious and only need to be monitored. Mitral valve prolapse is ...

Case 1. A 17-year-old boy was admitted to Walter Reed General Hospital for repair of an ostium-primum defect of the interatrial septum with an associated cleft mitral valve and mitral insufficiency.

Mitral valve regurgitation is a common heart valve condition in which the mitral valve cannot close properly. Cardiologists may implant mitral valve clips to help the valve close effectively. Mitral ...

Cleft mitral valve is a congenital lesion that is usually associated with endocardial cushion defects such as a primum atrial septal defect. Rarely (as in this case) is a cleft mitral valve present as ...

Mitral valve repair can be done in two ways. “Balloon Valvuloplasty” is a cardiac catheterization procedure mostly performed for patients with Mitral Stenosis. An interventional cardiologist does this ...

The mitral valve is also known as the bicuspid valve. This is one of the heart’s four valves that help prevent blood from flowing backward as it moves through the heart. Read on to learn more about ...

Mitral valve stenosis, also known as mitral stenosis, occurs when the mitral valve opening is narrowed. This means that not enough blood can flow through it. Scarring caused by rheumatic fever is the ...

Metamora senior center Owen Cabell was diagnosed with a hole in his heart and a cleft mitral valve as a child. He underwent successful heart surgery at age 11 and was cleared to play football just ...