Intracardiac haemodynamics is crucial for normal cardiogenesis, with recent evidence
showing valvulogenesis is haemodynamically dependent and inextricably linked with shear …

Background The anomalous insertion of papillary muscle directly into the anterior mitral
leaflet is a rare congenital anomaly concomitant with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. We …

Aims: This study aimed to investigate the pathology, classification, diagnosis, and surgical
prognosis of UCMV. Methods and Results: Consecutive paediatric patients with≥ moderate …

Background Congenital anomaly wherein the mitral valve leaflets are directly attached to the
papillary muscle (s)(PM) with or without short under-developed chords is rarely reported in …

Mitral regurgitation (MR) is the most common valvular abnormality in adults. Mitral
regurgitation affects nearly 2% of the total population and nearly 10% of those age≥ 75 …

Хирургическая коррекция митрального клапана (пластика и протезирование) является
второй по частоте операцией с клапанной патологией в Европе. Понимание …

Incomplete differentiation of the mitral valve structures during fetal life results in the papillary
muscles and tendon cords becoming hypoplastic, a condition termed undifferentiated …

A case of abnormal chordae of the mitral valve (MV) associated with systolic anterior motion
(SAM) is not commonly encountered in clinical practice. Here we report MV repair via the …