Left Ventricular False Tendons: Echocardiographic Incidence in India and Clinical Importance

Overview

Journal Int J Cardiol

Publisher Elsevier

Specialty Cardiology & Vascular Diseases

Date 1984 Sep 1

PMID 6207118

Citations 4

Authors

K R Sethuraman

R Sriram

J Balachandar

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Abstract

In a prospective study of 1012 patients above the age of 12 years, we detected 4 (0.4%) cases of left ventricular false tendon (LVFT) by echocardiography. Two patients had significant heart disease and LVFT was perhaps a chance occurrence; two others had no significant heart disease and LVFT probably had a causal association with S3 gallop in one and systolic murmur in the other. Diagnosis of LVFT may help to explain cardiac findings of uncertain origin.

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