title: Incidental finding of aberrant mitral valve chorda during a transesophageal echocardiography evaluation for suspected endocarditis.
abstract: Congenital defects involving anomalous chordae of the mitral valve with attachment in the left atrium are an extremely rare finding and may result in valvular insufficiency. Few cases have been reported in the literature with multiple variations in anatomical location and insertion of aberrant chordae within the left ventricle and left atrium. Reported cases have presented with cardiovascular symptoms leading to diagnosis of anomalous mitral valve chordae. We present a case of a young female in which an aberrant mitral valve chorda was an incidental finding on transesophageal echocardiography.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, East Carolina Heart Institute, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina.
authors.forename: Irfan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Siddiqui
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, East Carolina Heart Institute, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina.
authors.forename: Tin
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, East Carolina Heart Institute, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina.
authors.forename: Rajasekhar
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nekkanti
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, East Carolina Heart Institute, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina.
authors.forename: Assad
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Movahed
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002815:Chordae Tendineae / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal / Q000379:methods*; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
keywords: aberrant mitral valve chorda; congenital heart disease; mitral insufficiency; transesophageal echocardiography