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Starfish in the heart: Congenital anomaly of the papillary muscles
Author(s) -
Makkiya Mohammed,
Villablanca Pedro A.,
Walker Jonathan R.,
Haramati Linda B.,
Garcia Mario J.,
Zaidi Ali,
Taub Cynthia
Publication year - 2018
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.14164
Subject(s) - chordae tendineae , medicine , mitral valve , papillary muscle , cardiology , intracardiac injection , population , anatomy , environmental health
Most common congenital anatomical abnormalities of the subvalvular apparatus (papillary muscles and chordae tendineae) are parachute or parachute like mitral valve. This is more commonly reported among the pediatric population as they develop heart failure symptoms shortly after birth. Reports of adult cases are rare and incidental. Multimodality imaging has an important role in evaluating such anatomical abnormalities, and identification of possible related complications. We are describing a rare atypical variant of parachute like mitral valve.