Figure 106a

Morphology of the normal mitral valve. AMVL= anterior mitral valve leaflet; AV= aortic valve; LA= left atrium; LC= left circumflex coronary artery; LVFM= left ventricular free wall; PMVL= posterior mitral valve leaflet.

BF Waller: Morphologic aspects of valvular heart disease: Part I. Curr Prob Cardiol IX:13, 1985.