Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 24, Issue 3 , Pages 351.e1-351.e3 , March 2011

Multi-Modality Imaging of an Adult Parachute Mitral Valve

  • John A. Purvis, MD, FRCP, FESC

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: John A. Purvis MD, FRCP, FESC, Cardiac Unit, Altnagelvin Hospital, Western HSC Trust, Glenshane Road, Londonderry, BT47 6SB, United Kingdom.
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  • Stephen Smyth, ASCT
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  • Stephen H. Barr, MB, MRCP

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doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2010.07.002

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 24, Issue 3 , Pages 351.e1-351.e3 , March 2011