3DE assessment of mitral valve stenosis. (A) 2DE parasternal short-axis view in a patient with parachute mitral valve. There is a restricted opening of the mitral valve. (B) 3DE full-volume data set acquired from a left parasternal position; it demonstrates the parachute mitral valve viewed from the LV perspective; the valve has a large leaflet, resembling the shape of a parachute.