DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF MITRAL REGURGITATION IN CHILDHOOD: CLINICAL PATHOLOGICAL CONFERENCE AT THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
Authors: Eugene Braunwald, Richard S. Ross, Andrew G. Morrow, William C. Roberts
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1961)

Clinical Pathological Conference1 June 1961DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF MITRAL REGURGITATION IN CHILDHOOD: CLINICAL PATHOLOGICAL CONFERENCE AT THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTHEUGENE BRAUNWALD, M.D., RICHARD S. ROSS, M.D., F.A.C.P., ANDREW G. MORROW, M.D., WILLIAM C. ROBERTS, M.D.EUGENE BRAUNWALD, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, RICHARD S. ROSS, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, ANDREW G. MORROW, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, WILLIAM C. ROBERTS, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-54-6-1223 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptDr. Eugene Braunwald: The patient whose records form the basis of this conference taught a good deal to those of us who were involved in his care, and for this reason his case was selected for this presentation.He was a 13-year-old colored male who was the product of a normal full term pregnancy and delivery and who weighed over six pounds at birth. His growth and development were retarded, walking occurring at 18 months and talking after the age of two years. His mother felt that he had always been small and sickly compared with his siblings.He was...Bibliography1. BraunwaldMorrow EAG: Left ventriculo-right atrial communication. Amer. J. Med. 28: 913-920, 1960. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. AndersonLilleheiLester RCCWRG: Corrected transposition of the great vessels of the heart. A review of 17 cases. Pediatrics 20: 626-646, 1957. MedlineGoogle Scholar3. Taussig HB: Congenital malformations of the heart. Rev. Ed., Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Mass., 1960. Google Scholar4. SandersMorrow RJAG: The identification and quantification of left-to-right circulatory shunts: a new diagnostic method utilizing the inhalation of a radioactive gas, Kr85. Amer. J. Med. 26: 508-516, 1959. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. RossBraunwaldMorrow JEAG: Left heart catheterization by the transseptal route. A description of the technic and its applications. Circulation 22: 927-934, 1960. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. BashourSimmons FADH: Atrial septal defect with mitral valvulitis: clinical and catheterization diagnosis. Ann. Intern. Med. 48: 1194-1204, 1958. MedlineGoogle Scholar7. Ferencz C: Atrioventricular defect of the membranous septum. Left ventricular-right atrial communication with malformed mitral valve simulating aortic stenosis. Report of a case. Bull. Johns Hopkins Hosp. 100: 209-222, 1957. MedlineGoogle Scholar8. Edwards JE: The problem of mitral insufficiency caused by accessory chordae tendineae in persistent common atrioventricular canal. Proc. Mayo Clin. 35: 299-305, 1960. MedlineGoogle Scholar9. WakaiEdwards CSJE: Developmental and pathologic considerations in persistent common atrioventricular canal. Proc. Mayo Clin. 31: 487-500, 1956. MedlineGoogle Scholar10. WakaiEdwards CSJE: Pathologic study of persistent common atrioventricular canal. Amer. Heart J. 56: 779-794, 1958. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar11. BraunwaldMorrowCooper EAGT: Left ventricular angiocardiography in the diagnosis of persistent atrioventricular canal and related anomalies. Amer. J. Cardiol. 4: 802-808, 1959. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Received for publication March 17, 1961.This is an edited transcription of a clinical pathological conference at the Clinical Center, Bethesda, Md., by the National Heart Institute, National Institutes of Health, Public Health Service, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Eugene Braunwald, M.D., Chief, Cardiology Branch, National Heart Institute, Bethesda, Md. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byMorphologic aspects of cardiac valve dysfunctionMorphologic features of the normal and abnormal mitral valveMitral Valvular Disease A Clinicopathologic Survey of the Conditions Causing the Mitral Valve To Function AbnormallyWILLIAM C. ROBERTS, M.D., JOSEPH K. PERLOFF, M.D.The mitral complexCongenital Mitral Insufficiency and Secundum Atrial Septal DefectPartial cleft of septal mitral leaflet associated with atrial septal defect of the secundum typeCongenital Isolated Mitral InsufficiencyPartial persistent atrioventricular canal simulating pure mitral regurgitation 1 June 1961Volume 54, Issue 6Page: 1223-1242KeywordsAtrial fibrillationElectrocardiographyHeartHypertensionLesionsMedical servicesMitral insufficiencyPregnancyPrevention, policy, and public healthWalking Issue Published: 1 June 1961 PDF downloadLoading ...