Chapter 14. Mitral Valve and Left Atrial Anomalies

  1. Wyman W. Lai MD, MPH Director Associate Professor5,6,
  2. Luc L. Mertens MD, PhD Section Head Associate Professor7,8,
  3. Meryl S. Cohen MD Associate Professor Director9,10,11,
  4. Tal Geva MD Professor of Pediatrics Chief12,13
  1. James C. Nielsen MD Associate Professor Director1,2,
  2. Sharon E. O'Brien MD Assistant Professor Director3,4

Published Online: 5 AUG 2009

DOI: 10.1002/9781444306309.ch14

Book Title

Echocardiography in Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease: From Fetus to Adult

Echocardiography in Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease: From Fetus to Adult

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How to Cite

Nielsen, J. C. and O'Brien, S. E. (2009) Mitral Valve and Left Atrial Anomalies, in Echocardiography in Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease: From Fetus to Adult (eds W. W. Lai, L. L. Mertens, M. S. Cohen and T. Geva), Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781444306309.ch14

Editor Information

  1. 5

    Columbia University, USA

  2. 6

    Non-Invasive Cardiology Imaging, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York Presbyterian, New York, NY, USA

  3. 7

    Echocardiography, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada

  4. 8

    University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

  5. 9

    University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA

  6. 10

    Echocardiography Laboratory, Philadelphia, PA, USA

  7. 11

    Cardiology Fellowship Training Program, The Children' Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA

  8. 12

    Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

  9. 13

    Division of Non-Invasive Cardiac Imaging, Department of Cardiology, Children' Hospital Boston, Boston, MA, USA

Author Information

  1. 1

    Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA

  2. 2

    Non Invasive Imaging, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY, USA

  3. 3

    Boston University, Boston, MA, USA

  4. 4

    Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 5 AUG 2009
  2. Published Print: 25 SEP 2009

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9781405174015

Online ISBN: 9781444306309

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Keywords:

  • mitral valve and left atrial anomalies;
  • transcatheter echocardiographic guidance;
  • mitral valve prolapse (MVP);
  • atrioventricular (AV) valve leaflets;
  • straddling mitral valve;
  • isolated cleft mitral valve;
  • mitral stenosis and flow orifice assessment;
  • echocardiographic guidance and transcatheter and surgical treatment

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Introduction

  • Definitions

  • Incidence

  • Etiology

  • Morphology and classification

  • Pathophysiology

  • Imaging

  • References

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