Anterior Papillary Muscle

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
APM
Pronunciation
/ænˈtɪəriər pəˈpɪləri ˈmʌsəl/
Category
Medical
Related Field
British Medicine

Examples in Context

  1. Among 12 cases whose anterior papillary muscle was dissected, 10 were healed.
  2. There were three papillary muscles including the cranial wall papillary muscle, septal anterior papillary muscle and septal posterior papillary muscle.
  3. Results One case who presented rupture of anterior papillary muscle and tear of the anterior leaflet in mitral valve was cured with mitral valve replacement.
  4. Ultrastructural study on the anterior papillary muscle of mitral valve in rheumatic heart disease
  5. Of the 10 patients 6 with chordal ruptures, 3 with anterior papillary muscle rupture and 1 with anterior leaflet tear at operation.

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