title: False tendon rupture mimicking chorda rupture.
abstract: False tendons are fibromuscular intracavitary bands that can mimic pathologic structures such as intraventricular chorda rupture, vegetation, or thrombus. False tendon rupture is a rare echocardiographic finding, reported in only a few case reports. In this case report, the authors present a patient with false tendon rupture that mimicked intraventricular chorda rupture.
authors: Department of Cardiology, Ankara Ataturk Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. drmuratakcay@yahoo.com
authors: Murat
authors: M
authors: Akçay
authors: Ekrem
authors: E
authors: Yeter
authors: Mehmet
authors: M
authors: Bilge
authors: Emine Bilen
authors: EB
authors: Senkaya
authors: Mehmet
authors: M
authors: Bozkurt
authors: Telat
authors: T
authors: Keleş
authors: Tahir
authors: T
authors: Durmaz
authors: Vedat
authors: V
authors: Davutoglu
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002815:Chordae Tendineae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000293:injuries*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012421:Rupture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014463:Ultrasonography