Template:Gross pathology of papillary muscle infarction - Description

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Gross pathology of a fresh myocardial infarction of a papillary muscle in the anterior wall of the left ventricle of the heart, appearing as a 12 mm wide dark area on cross section. There is also a thickened wall (approximately 20 mm thick, compared to a normal measurement of up to about 10 mm). No fixation or staining.

  • Reference for normal wall thickness: (2012). "Normal Left Ventricular Myocardial Thickness for Middle-Aged and Older Subjects With Steady-State Free Precession Cardiac Magnetic Resonance". Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging 5 (4): 500–508. DOI:10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.112.973560. ISSN 1941-9651.
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