Left Ventricular False Tendons: Echocardiographic, Morphologic, and Histopathologic Studies and Review of the Literature

Left Ventricular False Tendons: Echocardiographic, Morphologic, and Histopathologic Studies and Review of the Literature

Left ventricular false tendons (LVFTs) are fibrous or fibromuscular bands stretching across the left ventricle (LV) from the ventricular septum to the papillary muscle or LV free wall but not connecting, like the chordae tendinae, to the mitral leaflet. LVFTs have become the focus of studies and dis...

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Main Authors: Saji Philip, Kottureth Mammen Cherian, Mei-Hwan Wu, Hung-Chi Lue
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2011-10-01
Series:Pediatrics and Neonatology
Subjects:
echocardiography
histopathology
human and piglet
left ventricular false tendons
morphology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1875957211000970

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