Left Circumflex Artery Rupture with Left Atrial Tamponade and Functional Mitral Stenosis

Figure 3

(a) Emergency transthoracic echocardiogram showing accumulation of hematoma around the coronary sinus and atrioventricular groove. (b) Pulse Doppler in the apical 4-chamber view across the mitral valve showing elevated mean pressure gradient of 8 mmHg, suggesting functional mitral stenosis secondary to compression of the left atrium and mitral valve apparatus.

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