Papillary muscles of left ventricle—Morphological variations and it’s clinical relevance

Introduction: The two left ventricular papillary muscles are small structures at sternocostal and inferior wall but are vital to mitral valve competence. Extra papillary muscles could be found. Partial or complete rupture, complicating acute myocardial infarction, causes severe or even catastrophic...

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Main Authors: Anubha Saha, Sanchita Roy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-11-01
Series:Indian Heart Journal
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0019483217305539