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Parachute Mitral Valve in an Adult Cover
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|Jan 2023

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Figure 1

(A) Parasternal long view on transthoracic echo showing thickened anterior (red arrow) and posterior mitral valve (yellow arrow) leaflets. (B) Apical long-axis view showing pear-shaped eccentric opening of the mitral valve with short chordae tendinea attached to the anterolateral papillary muscle (red arrow) and transmitral flow during diastole. (C) Parasternal short-axis view showing an eccentric mitral valve orifice (red arrow) predominately oriented towards the anterolateral papillary muscle and a remnant of the posteromedial papillary muscle (yellow arrow). (D) Spectral Doppler showing mean gradient of 2.3 mm Hg at a heart rate of 74 beats/min across the mitral valve in diastole.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14797/mdcvj.1193 | Journal eISSN: 1947-6108
Language: English
Page range: 12 - 14
Submitted on: Dec 2, 2022
Accepted on: Dec 6, 2022
Published on: Jan 20, 2023
Published by: Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

© 2023 Priscilla Wessly, William A. Zoghbi, published by Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center
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