title: [False chordae tendineae: incidence and clinical meaning].
abstract: The presence of false tendons (FT) was sought with M-mode and 2-D echocardiography in a consecutive series of 316 patients with a wide age range (13-73 yrs). FT were observed in 13 patients (4.1%), all of them in the left ventricular cavity. Their clinical significance is pointed out together with the possibility of diagnostic error with other pathological formations, particularly intracavitary thrombi.
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Cangelosi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Russo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Van Dyke
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gaudio
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Giordano
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011690:Purkinje Fibers
vernacular_title: False corde tendinee: incidenza e significato clinico.