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What causes papillary muscle dysfunction?
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Ischemia,: Abnormal mitral valves and lv dysfunction.
Answered 8/22/2013
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Heart disease: Papillary muscle dysfunction is caused by ischemia or infarction involving the papillary muscles or other inflammatory or fibrotic processes which involve the heart muscle in the area of the papillary muscles and the paps themselves.
Answered 8/22/2013
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