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SUBMITTER: Rajesh GN
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4121745 | biostudies-literature | 2014 May-Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Rajesh Gopalan Nair GN Sajeer Kalathingathodika K Nair Anishkumar A Sajeev Chakanalil Govindan CG Krishnan Mangalath Narayanan MN
Indian heart journal 20140416 3
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 litera ...[more]