Since the presence of LGE is often associated with nonsustained ventricular tachycardia ... walls), and detection of mitral valve and papillary muscle abnormalities for better risk stratification ...

Functional mitral valve regurgitation occurs when the left atrium or left ventricle ... The mitral valve leaflets, annulus, papillary muscles and chordae tendinae must interact properly for ...

1 The papillary muscles, as integral parts of the mitral apparatus, are extremely vulnerable to ischemic injury because of the great mechanical stress to which they are subjected ...