Aberrantly inserted chordae tendineae without significant mitral regurgitation.
Aberrantly inserted chordae tendineae in the left atrial side are a rare find. We report here the case of a young patient with aberrantly inserted chordae tendineae not causing significant mitral regurgitation. Because the patient remained asymptomatic and the anomalous chord of the left atrium could be considered within normal human anatomic variation, the authors decided to only monitor the patient's condition for the time being.
Echocardiography Unit, CHU Mont-Godinne, Université catholique de Louvain, Yvoir, Belgium; II Medical Clinic, "Sf. Spiridon" Hospital Iasi, Romania.
Mariana
M
Floria
Marina
M
Gerard
Baudouin
B
Marchandise
Erwin
E
Schroeder
D002648:Child; D002815:Chordae Tendineae / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color