1. Volume 81, Issue 1, Pages 103-105 (January 1982)
Abnormal Echoes in the Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Caused by Ruptured Chordae Tendineae of the Mitral Valve 
Karel van Leeuwen, M.D., Jules H. Fast, M.D., Jos H.M. Deppenbroek, M.D., Stephan H. Skotnicki, M.D. 
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2. Figure 1
Long-axis cross-sectional echocardiographic image. Image is stop action videoframe at mid-diastole representing a 80° scan through aorta (Ao), left atrium (LA), right ventricle (RV), and left ventricle (LV). Note mass of echoes (m) just distal to aortic valve. Arrow points to closed aortic valve. CW indicates chest wall; IVS, interventricular septum; a, anterior mitral leaflet; and p, posterior mitral leaflet.
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3. Figure 2
Short-axis cross-sectional echocardiographic image at level just distal to aorta. Diastolic stop-frame image: mass of echoes (m) is seen in left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT). RA is right atrium.
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4. Figure 3
Short-axis cross-sectional echocardiographic image at level just distal to aorta. Systolic stop-frame image: round and globular mass of echoes (m) is seen in left atrium (LA). RVOT is right ventricular outflow tract, and TV, tricuspid valve in closed position.
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5. Figure 4
Anterior mitral leaflet (left ventricular aspect) after removal. Chordae tendineae on left side are cut by surgeon; chordae on right side of photograph were disrupted from papillary muscle. Note confluent and swollen chordae tendineae.
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