Figure 1

Example of a patient with myxomatous mitral valve disease (MMVD) and CLI with recording of 3D imaging and operative view imaging. Left image: 3D transoesophageal echocardiographic view of the mitral valve from the left atrial position. Right image: direct mitral valve view during surgical inspection. The red arrow indicates the CLI of the posterior mitral valve leaflet; the yellow arrow head indicates the prolapsing scallop (middle) of the posterior leaflet. Note, the visible deep indentation between P2 and P3 by both 3D imaging and direct viewing of the mitral valve. CLI, cleft-like indentation.