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Title: Parachute accessory anterior mitral valve leaflet causing left ventricular outflow tract obstruction. Report of a case with emphasis on the echocardiographic findings. Author: Cooperberg P, Hazell S, Ashmore PG. Journal: Circulation; 1976 May; 53(5):908-11. PubMed ID: 944108. Abstract: A case of left ventricular outflow tract obstruction caused by a parachute accessory anterior mitral valve leaflet is presented. The abnormality was detected in an asymptomatic patient by systolic murmur and thrill and was demonstrated by echocardiography, as well as by cardiac catheterization and surgery. These findings are presented. Several previously reported cases of a similar nature are reviewed. An identical case was not found in the English literature.[Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]