Idiopathic isolated annular dilatation causing congenital mitral regurgitation

Lalitaditya Malik; Anubhav Gupta; Ranjit Kumar Nath; Vijay Grover; Vijay Kumar Gupta

doi:10.4103/0974-2069.99628

Idiopathic isolated annular dilatation causing congenital mitral regurgitation

Ann Pediatr Cardiol. 2012 Jul;5(2):200-2. doi: 10.4103/0974-2069.99628.

Authors

Lalitaditya Malik¹, Anubhav Gupta, Ranjit Kumar Nath, Vijay Grover, Vijay Kumar Gupta

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Dr. RML Hospital, New Delhi, India.

Abstract

Isolated annular dilatation is an extremely uncommon cause of congenital mitral regurgitation. We report a case of a 5-year-old child with idiopathic isolated annular dilatation causing severe congenital mitral regurgitation.

Keywords: Annular dilatation; congenital mitral regurgitation; isolated annular dilatation.

Publication types

Case Reports