Diagnosis: Papillary muscle rupture
Description: The ripped of proximal end of the dorsal papillary muscle is visible in the frontal plane.
Compare to papillary muscle rupture (2)
Additional findings: Subacute postero-septal myocardial infarction with rupture of the posterior papillary muscle with thrombotic obstruction of the sclerotic right coronary artery.
Clinically: 64-year-old male patient, acute congestive heart failure with acute mitral-insufficiency caused by papillary muscle rupture.
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