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Incidental finding of aberrant mitral valve chorda during a transesophageal echocardiography evaluation for suspected endocarditis
Author(s) -
Siddiqui Irfan,
Nguyen Tin,
Nekkanti Rajasekhar,
Movahed Assad
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1111/echo.13346
Subject(s) - chorda , medicine , mitral valve , ventricle , cardiology , left atrium , endocarditis , atrial fibrillation , taste , psychology , neuroscience
Congenital defects involving anomalous chordae of the mitral valve with attachment in the left atrium are an extremely rare finding and may result in valvular insufficiency. Few cases have been reported in the literature with multiple variations in anatomical location and insertion of aberrant chordae within the left ventricle and left atrium. Reported cases have presented with cardiovascular symptoms leading to diagnosis of anomalous mitral valve chordae. We present a case of a young female in which an aberrant mitral valve chorda was an incidental finding on transesophageal echocardiography.