Key result
Multimodality imaging with echocardiography successfully identifies rare pediatric mitral arcade.
Why the study?
Mitral arcade is a rare variety of congenital mitral stenosis characterized by abnormal chordae tendineae development causing inflow obstruction, stenosis, or regurgitation.
Case Report (n=1)
Multimodality imaging, including echocardiography, is effective for diagnosing rare congenital anomalies such as mitral arcade in children.
Hypothesis-generating for multimodality imaging in pediatric mitral arcade; prospective validation needed before clinical adoption.
Congenital mitral stenosis (MS) is a spectrum of anomalies that result in functional and anatomic obstruction of inflow into the left ventricle. Mitral arcade is one of the varieties of congenital MS where there is an abnormal development of chordae tendineae, resulting in stenosis, regurgitation, or both. Here, we describe the case of a mitral arcade in a child, which was diagnosed on echocardiography and confirmed with other imaging modalities.
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Babu et al. (2019) conducted a case report in Mitral arcade (Congenital mitral stenosis) (n=1). Multimodality imaging (echocardiography) was evaluated on Diagnosis of mitral arcade. Multimodality imaging, including echocardiography, successfully diagnosed a rare case of mitral arcade in a child.
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