Fig. 5From: Magnetic resonance imaging of the papillary muscles of the left ventricle: normal anatomy, variants, and abnormalitiesParachute-like asymmetric mitral valve. a Illustration showing the posteromedial papillary muscle (P) is longer and attaches more proximally to the mitral valve, compared to the anterolateral (A) papillary muscle. b Four-chamber cine SSFP image shows asymmetric elongation of a single papillary muscle (anterolateral muscle) (arrow) attaching to the mitral valve leaflets, resulting in an eccentric mitral orificeBack to article page