Three-dimensional echocardiography in the management of parachute mitral valve

Parachute mitral valve (MV) is a rare congenital malformation characterized by a single papillary muscle which receives all mitral chordal attachments. Unique views of the subvalvar MV apparatus can be obtained by three-dimensional (3D) echocardiography which are not achievable by standard cross-sectional 2D echocardiography. An example of this is the demonstration of the papillary muscle and chordal support apparatus in …