PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Bett, J. H. N. AU - Stovin, P. G. I. TI - Parachute deformity of the mitral valve AID - 10.1136/thx.24.5.632 DP - 1969 Sep 01 TA - Thorax PG - 632--636 VI - 24 IP - 5 4099 - http://thorax.bmj.com/content/24/5/632.short 4100 - http://thorax.bmj.com/content/24/5/632.full SO - Thorax1969 Sep 01; 24 AB - A case of parachute deformity of the mitral valve, a rare congenital form of mitral stenosis characterized by insertion of the chordae tendineae into a single posterior papillary muscle, is described in an 11-year-old girl. The eleven other cases in the English literature are reviewed.