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Figure 2 | Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Figure 2

From: Mitral annular disjunction in myxomatous mitral valve disease: a relevant abnormality recognizable by transthoracic echocardiography

Figure 2

Histological section from the region of the mitral annulus showing a wide separation between the insertion of mitral valve and the left ventricular top border (arrowheads). Reproduced with permission from Hutchins GM, Moore GW, Skoog DK. "The association of floppy mitral valve with disjunction of the mitral annulus fibrosus". N Engl J Med 1986; 314: 535-540.

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