PMC4701614_01
Intraoperative transesophageal echocardiogram (transgastric, short-axis, midpapillary view) demonstrating severely diminished left ventricular contractile function.
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This revealed global hypokinesis of the left ventricle, a qualitative left ventricular ejection fraction of less than 20%, and central mitral regurgitation (Figure 1 and Videos 1-4).