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Congenital mitral regurgitation caused by a perforation in the anterior leaflet: Perioperative evaluation by color-coded Doppler echocardiography

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Color-coded two-dimensional (2D) echocardiography confirmed the presence of severe congenital mitral regurgitation in an 8-month-old infant. Intraoperative inspection revealed an isolated perforation in the anterior leaflet.

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, University of Mainz, Mainz, FRG

    Dietmar Schranz, Anne Schuind, Ralf Huth, Bodo-Knut Jüngst & Herwig Stopfkuchen

  2. Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Mainz, Mainz, FRG

    Helmut Oelert & Stein Iversen

  3. Department of 2nd Medical Clinic, University of Mainz, Mainz, FRG

    Raimund Erbel

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Schranz, D., Oelert, H., Iversen, S. et al. Congenital mitral regurgitation caused by a perforation in the anterior leaflet: Perioperative evaluation by color-coded Doppler echocardiography. Pediatr Cardiol 11, 93–95 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02239570

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