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Papillary muscle dysfunction. what makes the murmur?
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Leaky mitral valve: The murmur is due to intermittent leakage of the mitral valve as a result of papillary muscle dysfunction. Papillary muscle dysfunction is due to myocardial damage or myocardial ischemic.
Answered 9/3/2013
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Papillary muscle: Papillary muscle dysfunction causes abnormality in closing the mitral valve and mitral insufficiency results.
Answered 8/22/2013
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