Congenital Rudimentary Posterior Mitral Valve Leaflet Diagnosed in Adulthood Associated with Giant Left Atrium and Complete Absence of Pericardium.

Abstract

Hypoplasia of the posterior mitral valve leaflet (PMVL) is a very rare mitral valve anomaly, and late presentation in adulthood is very rare because of the high morbidity and mortality generated in childhood. Its association with giant left atrium and congenital absence of the pericardium (CAP) is an extremely rare and not reported in literatures till now.