title: [Abnormal chords of the left ventricle].
abstract: The analysis of literature data has showed that evaluation of prognostic significance of abnormal chords of the left ventricle (ACLV) is ambiguous. It remains an open question on the participation of ACLV in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease. Obviously, the prognosis of ACLV is determined not so much by the fact of its existence, as degree of connective tissue dysplasia, the number and topic of anomalous chords, the presence of hemodynamic and/or arrhythmic complications. Identification and verification of the anomalous intracavitary structures are important, because they often serve as potential sources of echodiagnostic mistakes, for they can mask more important pathological findings.
authors.forename: V G
authors.initials: VG
authors.lastname: Kondrashova
authors.forename: L P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Sheĭko
authors.forename: N S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Kondrashova
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology; D002815:Chordae Tendineae / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003326:Coronary Circulation / Q000502:physiology; D004452:Echocardiography; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006801:Humans