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Case A. Transthoracic echocardiogram demonstrates an elongated and thickened anterior mitral valve leaflet. The posterior leaflet was extremely hypoplastic with just a short visible stump. A noncompaction picture of the left ventricle lateral wall is visible
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The resultant coaptation line was eccentrically displaced with accompanying severe mitral regurgitation, directed posteriorly [Figures 1-3].
Case A. Transthoracic echocardiogram shows a marked hypoplasia of the posterior mitral leaflet and a normal sized anterior leaflet
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The resultant coaptation line was eccentrically displaced with accompanying severe mitral regurgitation, directed posteriorly [Figures 1-3].
Case A. Transthoracic echocardiogram-4C color Doppler demonstrating an eccentric severe regurgitation jet
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The resultant coaptation line was eccentrically displaced with accompanying severe mitral regurgitation, directed posteriorly [Figures 1-3].
Case A. Two-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography demonstrating an anterior-posterior bicuspid aortic valve (opening phase)
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Transesophageal echocardiogram demonstrated also an anteroposterior bicuspid aortic valve [Figures 4 and 5] with accompanying severe aortic regurgitation.
Case A. Two-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography demonstrating an anterior-posterior bicuspid aortic valve (closure phase)
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Transesophageal echocardiogram demonstrated also an anteroposterior bicuspid aortic valve [Figures 4 and 5] with accompanying severe aortic regurgitation.
Case A. Three-dimensional real-time transesophageal echocardiography demonstrating the lack of posterior mitral leaflet
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Real-time (RT) three-dimensional-transesophageal echocardiography (3D-TEE) showed very clearly the lack of posterior mitral leaflet [Figure 6].
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Case B. Transthoracic echocardiogram shows a marked hypoplasia of the posterior mitral leaflet and a normal sized anterior leaflet
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TTE showed a marked hypoplasia of the posterior mitral leaflet [Figures 7 and 8], a wide anterior leaflet, with a very mild mitral regurgitation.
Case B. Transthoracic echocardiogram- Parasternal Long Axis (PLax) demonstrating a severe hypoplasia of mitral posterior leaflet
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TTE showed a marked hypoplasia of the posterior mitral leaflet [Figures 7 and 8], a wide anterior leaflet, with a very mild mitral regurgitation.