Abstract:We present a case of a healthy 7-month-old female infant who developed sudden le heart failure due to acute mitral regurgitation (MR). She was rushed to our hospital on the day of onset and underwent semiemergency surgery the next day. Antimicrobial treatment was initiated upon admission, and pyrexia occurred 8 h later. At surgery, the anatomical ndings included the destruction of both the anterior and posterior lea ets of the mitral valve, posterior mitral valve lea et perforation, an undetected rupture of th… Show more
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