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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Thorac Surg. 2011 Jan;91(1):157–164. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.09.078

Fig 3.

Fig 3

Three-dimensional valve renderings. Mitral leaflet tethering for representative valves: (left) two-dimensional echocardiographic image with tenting area delineated; (right) three-dimensional rendering in an oblique view. (A) Normal valve, (B) ischemic mitral regurgitation (IMR) valve with limited tethering, and (C) IMR valve with severe leaflet tethering. (AA = anterior annulus; AML = anterior mitral leaflet; AoV = aortic valve; Coapt = coaptation; LA = left atrium; LV = left ventricle; LVOT = left ventricular outflow tract; PA = posterior annulus; PML = posterior mitral leaflet.)