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1. Left atrial mitral valve chordae: An important congenital abnormality mimicking endocarditis on transthoracic echocardiography—Case report.

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Shirwaiker, Anita, Goh, Ian Hong Siang, Cieslik, Luke Kristofer, and Appelbe, Alan

Subjects
*HEART valve abnormalities, *DIAGNOSIS of endocarditis, *MITRAL valve insufficiency, *ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, *BIOMARKERS, *FEVER, *INFLAMMATION, *CONGENITAL heart disease, *JOINT pain, *DIFFERENTIAL diagnosis, *HEART murmurs, *MITRAL valve, *LEFT heart atrium
Abstract

A 59‐year‐old male was incidentally diagnosed with a left atrial mitral valve chordae involving the junction of the A1 and A2 mitral valve leaflets and resulting in moderate mitral regurgitation. The recognition of this extremely rare congenital malformation prevented over diagnosis and overtreatment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2023
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