Parachute deformity of the mitral valve
AUTOR(ES)
Bett, J. H. N.
RESUMO
A case of parachute deformity of the mitral valve, a rare congenital form of mitral stenosis characterized by insertion of the chordae tendineae into a single posterior papillary muscle, is described in an 11-year-old girl. The eleven other cases in the English literature are reviewed.
ACESSO AO ARTIGO
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