ABC | Volume 111, Nº1, July 2018

Clinicoradiological Correlation Atik et al Important Mitral Valve Regurgitation Arq Bras Cardiol. 2018; 111(1):109-111 Figure 2 – Echocardiogram showing the marked enlargement of the left heart cavities, especially the left atrium in A and B, due to the evident mitral regurgitation in B. The close connection of the leaflets with the papillary muscle occurs without chordae tendineae in C and D. RA: right atrium; LA: left atrium; RV: right ventricle; LV: left ventricle; PM: papillary muscle. Figure 1 – Chest X-ray showing a clear increase in the cardiac area at the expense of the left heart cavities and the prominent pulmonary vascular network in the upper pulmonary area, indicating pulmonary congestion. 110