Figure 5.
Surgical view of the mitral valve, same patient of Fig. 4. (A) Two jets of severe mitral regurgitation (MR) is noted directed posteriorly, originating from the severe prolapse/ partial flail middle (A2) and medial (A3) segments of the anterior mitral leaflet (AMVL). Note: no color flow seen originating from lateral segment of the AMVL or posterior mitral leaflet. (B) same view with suppressed color to visualize origins of MR.