title: Minimally symptomatic patients with ruptured chordae tendineae due to myxomatous degeneration of the mitral valve.
abstract: Minimally symptomatic patients with ruptured chordae tendineae and severe mitral insufficiency due to myxomatous degeneration of the mitral valve are presented. This unique clinical subset of patients with mitral valve prolapse is described.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002815:Chordae Tendineae / Q000473:pathology*; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology*; D008945:Mitral Valve Prolapse / Q000150:complications*; D012421:Rupture