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Editorial
. 2008 May;1(3):304-6.
doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2008.04.003.

Mitral valve prolapse: a deeper look

Robert A Levine, Ronen Durst
Editorial

Mitral valve prolapse: a deeper look

Robert A Levine et al. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2008 May.
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Figure 1
Long-axis schematic of the left ventricle (LV), indicating linked parallel motion of the prolapsing mitral leaflets and papillary muscle (PM) tip.
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