Figure 1:
A) 2D-TEE image of the MV in patient - 1 that shows the fibrous strand that could be mistaken for a torn chordae tendineae or mobile vegetation,
B) 3D narrow sector view of the MV in the en-face view showing the fibrous strand connecting the anterior and posterior leaflets at the leaflet edge in patient -1,
C) Multiplanar reconstruction of the MV showing the fibrous strand connecting the anterior and posterior leaflets at the leaflet edge level in patient – 1,
D) 3D-TEE wide sector of the MV in the en-face view showing a fibrous bridge that traverses the anterior to posterior valve annulus and divides the atrioventricular orifice into two in patient – 2.
Abbreviations : 3D-TEE = 3-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography, MV = Mitral valve, 2D-TEE = 2-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography, AV = Aortic valve, TV = Tricuspid valve, PMC = Posteromedial commissure, Red arrow = Fibrous bridge.