What is a chordae?
Chordae are the thick, strong, tendinous connections between the mitral valve cusps and the papillary muscles. Chordae not only form a component of the mitral valve complex but it also maintains the continuity between the mitral valve cusps and the papillary muscles.
Chordae are the thick, strong, tendinous connections between the mitral valve cusps and the papillary muscles. Chordae not only form a component of the mitral valve complex but it also maintains the continuity between the mitral valve cusps and the papillary muscles.