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Ruptured papillary muscle after a myocardial infarction

Ruptured papillary muscle after a myocardial infarction
Long axis view from a two-dimensional echocardiogram shows a flail anterior mitral valve leaflet resulting in mitral regurgitation. Part of the papillary muscle is attached to the leaflet, seen as an echodense mobile mass.
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