Hammock mitral valve: A rare cause of congenital mitral regurgitation – A case report

Hammock valve, also known as anomalous mitral arcade is a rare mechanism for congenital mitral insufficiency. We report a case of a two-week-old neonate who presented with features of heart failure and an apical systolic murmur. Echocardiogram showed severe mitral regurgitation and abnormal mitral v...

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Main Authors: Gopalan Nair Rajesh, Kalathingathodika Sajeer, Anishkumar Nair, Chakanalil Govindan Sajeev, Mangalath Narayanan Krishnan
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-05-01
Series:Indian Heart Journal
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spelling doaj-6a62e50722e049b5a8b1d4d162d0668c2020-11-24T22:17:00ZengElsevierIndian Heart Journal0019-48322014-05-0166337037110.1016/j.ihj.2014.03.008Hammock mitral valve: A rare cause of congenital mitral regurgitation – A case reportGopalan Nair Rajesh0Kalathingathodika Sajeer1Anishkumar Nair2Chakanalil Govindan Sajeev3Mangalath Narayanan Krishnan4Additional Professor, Department of Cardiology, Government Medical College, Kozhikode, Kerala 673008, IndiaSenior Resident, Department of Cardiology, Government Medical College, Kozhikode, Kerala, IndiaSenior Resident, Department of Cardiology, Government Medical College, Kozhikode, Kerala, IndiaProfessor, Department of Cardiology, Government Medical College, Kozhikode, Kerala, IndiaProfessor and Head, Department of Cardiology, Government Medical College, Kozhikode, Kerala, IndiaHammock valve, also known as anomalous mitral arcade is a rare mechanism for congenital mitral insufficiency. We report a case of a two-week-old neonate who presented with features of heart failure and an apical systolic murmur. Echocardiogram showed severe mitral regurgitation and abnormal mitral valve with direct attachment of mitral leaflets to papillary muscle without intervening chordae tendinae, typical of hammock valve. Heart failure was controlled with ionotrpes and diuretics. The literature on the hammock mitral valve is reviewed.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0019483214001229CongenitalMitral valveMitral regurgitationHammock valve
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author Gopalan Nair Rajesh
Kalathingathodika Sajeer
Anishkumar Nair
Chakanalil Govindan Sajeev
Mangalath Narayanan Krishnan
spellingShingle Gopalan Nair Rajesh
Kalathingathodika Sajeer
Anishkumar Nair
Chakanalil Govindan Sajeev
Mangalath Narayanan Krishnan
Hammock mitral valve: A rare cause of congenital mitral regurgitation – A case report
Indian Heart Journal
Congenital
Mitral valve
Mitral regurgitation
Hammock valve
author_facet Gopalan Nair Rajesh
Kalathingathodika Sajeer
Anishkumar Nair
Chakanalil Govindan Sajeev
Mangalath Narayanan Krishnan
author_sort Gopalan Nair Rajesh
title Hammock mitral valve: A rare cause of congenital mitral regurgitation – A case report
title_short Hammock mitral valve: A rare cause of congenital mitral regurgitation – A case report
title_full Hammock mitral valve: A rare cause of congenital mitral regurgitation – A case report
title_fullStr Hammock mitral valve: A rare cause of congenital mitral regurgitation – A case report
title_full_unstemmed Hammock mitral valve: A rare cause of congenital mitral regurgitation – A case report
title_sort hammock mitral valve: a rare cause of congenital mitral regurgitation – a case report
publisher Elsevier
series Indian Heart Journal
issn 0019-4832
publishDate 2014-05-01
description Hammock valve, also known as anomalous mitral arcade is a rare mechanism for congenital mitral insufficiency. We report a case of a two-week-old neonate who presented with features of heart failure and an apical systolic murmur. Echocardiogram showed severe mitral regurgitation and abnormal mitral valve with direct attachment of mitral leaflets to papillary muscle without intervening chordae tendinae, typical of hammock valve. Heart failure was controlled with ionotrpes and diuretics. The literature on the hammock mitral valve is reviewed.
topic Congenital
Mitral valve
Mitral regurgitation
Hammock valve
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0019483214001229
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