Anomalous mitral arcade: echocardiographic and angiographic recognition.
A patient with sudden onset of hemiplegia was noted to have an anomalous mitral arcade at cardiac surgery. Echocardiographic and angiographic data are correlated with the anatomic findings. The clinical significance of this anomaly is discussed.
D000792:Angiography; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002815:Chordae Tendineae / Q000002:abnormalities; D004452:Echocardiography; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D002542:Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000002:abnormalities*; D010210:Papillary Muscles / Q000002:abnormalities