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Derya Aydın Sahin1, Ozben Ceylan1
1Department of Pediatric Cardiology, SBU Suleymaniye Obstetrics and Children Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Abstract:
An 11-year-old girl was admitted to pediatric emergency unit with complaints of fatigue and cough. The patient had no previous complaints. There was no history of rheumatic heart disease. The height and duration of the P-wave was 4 mm and 0.16 seconds, respectively (p mitrale). Echocardiography showed enlarged left atrium (51×61 mm in diameter). Both the anterolateral and posteromedial papillary muscles were directly attached to the anterior and posterior mitral valve leaflets without tendinous chords. The patient was diagnosed with mitral arcade, severe mitral stenosis, and mitral regurgitation. The patient was referred to surgery for replacement of mitral valve.
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