04 July 2022
: Case report
Acute Mitral Regurgitation Due to Chordae Tendineae Rupture: A Rare Presentation of Cardiac Amyloidosis
Unusual clinical course, Challenging differential diagnosis, Rare disease
Regina Aguilar-López1ABCDEF, Cristopher Cándido Sánchez-Rodríguez2ABCDEF, Daniel Manzur-Sandoval2ABCDEF, María Flores Calvo1ABCDEF, Alberto Aranda-Fraustro3ABCDEF, Antonio Jordán-Ríos4ABCDEF, Alejandro Francisco-Cruz3ABCDEF, Gustavo Rojas-Velasco2ABCDEF*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).






