False tendon rupture mimicking chorda rupture.
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.
Akçay
Murat
M
Department of Cardiology, Ankara Ataturk Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. drmuratakcay@yahoo.com
Yeter
Ekrem
E
Bilge
Mehmet
M
Senkaya
Emine Bilen
EB
Bozkurt
Mehmet
M
Keleş
Telat
T
Durmaz
Tahir
T
Davutoglu
Vedat
V
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