04 July 2022>: Articles
Acute Mitral Regurgitation Due to Chordae Tendineae Rupture: A Rare Presentation of Cardiac Amyloidosis
Unusual clinical course, Challenging differential diagnosis, Rare disease
Regina Aguilar-López A , Cristopher Cándido Sánchez-Rodríguez A , Daniel Manzur-Sandoval A , María Flores Calvo A , Alberto Aranda-Fraustro A , Antonio Jordán-Ríos A , Alejandro Francisco-Cruz A , Gustavo Rojas-Velasco A*DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.936545
Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e936545
Figure 3. Echocardiographic findings upon patient’s admission. (A) Contrast echocardiography in a 4-chamber view showing apical left ventricular hyper-trabeculation (white asterisk). (B) Transesophageal echocardiography 3-chamber view demonstrating P2 mitral valve leaflet flail (white arrowhead) causing significant regurgitation (white asterisk). (C) 3D mitral valve reconstruction showing P2 segment flail (black arrowhead).