Papillary muscle dysfunction

BACKGROUND The frequency of papillary muscle infarction (PapMI) without rupture has not been fully investigated in vivo… (More)

BACKGROUND Ischemic mitral regurgitation (MR) was first ascribed to papillary muscle (PM) contractile dysfunction. Current… (More)

BACKGROUND The pathogenesis of posterior papillary muscle dysfunction is poorly understood. We hypothesized that papillary muscle… (More)

OBJECTIVES This study was performed to assess the length and contractile performance of human left ventricular papillary muscles… (More)

BACKGROUND Papillary muscle dysfunction (PMD) has been implicated in the pathogenesis of ischemic mitral regurgitation (MR). We… (More)

Clinical acceptance of an association between papillary muscle dysfunction and mitral regurgitation is widespread, despite the… (More)

Cross-sectional echocardiography identified two abnormal patterns of mitral valve closure in 14 patients with mitral… (More)

A total of 11 cases of papillary muscle dysfunction (PMD) was found among 600 consecutive autopsy (1.8%). There were 5 men and 6… (More)

In 1967, Kawasaki, in Japan, first described a new syndrome affecting infants and young children-an acute, febrile illness with… (More)

A previously healthy, x8-year-old man was transferred to Stanford Medical Center as a potential cardiac donor 20 hours after… (More)