Dilation of atria occurs in patients with valvular heart disease, especially in rheumatic mitral regurgitation, mitral stenosis, or tricuspid valve abnormalities. We report a case of giant left and right atrium in the context of rheumatic mitral stenosis and severe tricuspid regurgitation in a 68-year-old woman.

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Left ventricular false tendon in a structure with unknown physiology. It was first described by Turner. It has been implicated in origin of innocent murmur and some form of ventricular tachycardia but the significance has not been proven beyond doubt. During echocardiography the false tendon may be misleading many times. Here we present such a case where the false tendon really created a false impression to begin with.

Tropical endomyocardial fibrosis is a rare entity in the present era. Restrictive cardiomyopathy due to tapioca consumption is very rare, although it has been reported in India, especially in state of Kerala. We report a rare case of restrictive cardiomyopathy secondary to tapioca consumption in a 20-year-old male patient.

Aortic root abscess is one of the dreaded complications of aortic valve infective endocarditis. It carries a very high morbidity and mortality. Early diagnosis and surgical treatment is the main key. Echocardiography aids in early detection of this complication. We report a 22 year old male patient of bicuspid aortic valve with native aortic valve endocarditis complicated with formation of aortic root abscess and severe aortic regurgitation(AR) through an Left ventricular outflow tract(LVOT) tunnel.