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From: Magnetic resonance imaging of the papillary muscles of the left ventricle: normal anatomy, variants, and abnormalities

Fig. 1

Normal anatomy of papillary muscles. a Illustration showing the anterolateral (AL) and posteromedial (PM) in a vertical long-axis projection. The papillary muscles originate from the free wall of the LV attached to trabecula carnea. The papillary muscles give rise to multiple chordae tendinae (blue), which attach to the mitral valve (yellow). b Surgical image showing the head of the anterolateral (AL) and posteromedial (PM) muscles attached to their chordae tendinae (arrows), which then attach to the anterior (A) and posterior (P) mitral leaflets

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