A rare case of an aberrant anterior mitral valve chord resulting in severe mitral regurgitation

A 49 year old female presented with severe dyspnoea due to mitral regurgitation. Echocardiography revealed an aberrant mitral valve chord causing severe mitral regurgitation. The aberrant chord extended between the anterior mitral valve leaflet (AMVL) and the atrial septum causing AMVL prolapse. Res...

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Main Authors: Khan, H, Chaubey, S, Kenny, CA, MacCarthy, P, Wendler, O
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: JSCR Publishing Ltd 2011
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3649244/