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Chest radiograph of a 40-year-old man with acute mitral valve regurgitation on day 2 of hospitalization. Right-sided infiltration worsened compared to day 1.
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However, his respiratory condition rapidly deteriorated and chest radiography showed a worsening right-sided infiltration (Fig. 1).
Transesophageal echocardiogram of a 40-year-old man. Severe mitral valve regurgitation with ruptured mitral chordae tendineae was observed.
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After being weaned off mechanical ventilation, repeated transthoracic echocardiogram and additional transesophageal echocardiogram showed severe MR with ruptured mitral chordae tendineae (Fig. 2).