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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005;27:710
© 2005 Elsevier Science NL

Images in cardio-thoracic surgery

Giant, free flotating tendinous cord in the left ventricle

Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany

Received 14 November 2004; received in revised form 2 December 2004; accepted 6 December 2004.

^* Corresponding author. Address: Klinik fuer Thorax-, Herz- und Gefaesschirurgie, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Carl Neuberg Str. 1, Hannover, Germany. Tel.: +49 511 5326580; fax: +49 511 5325404. (E-mail: tkofidis@stanford.edu).

Key Words: Cordae tendineae • Abnormalities • Tendineae/ultrasonography (MESH database)

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Echocardiography reveals a free flotating structure, which extends through the entire left ventricle and bears danger of . . . [Full Text of this Article]