A Unique Case of Mitral Valve Double Papillary Muscle Rupture

JACC: Case Reports

Elisabetta Lapenna, MD¹  Roberto Spoladore, MD²  Luigi Pannone, MD³  Giulio Falasconi, MD³  Alberto Margonato, MD³ 

[1] Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy;Cardiac Surgery Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele University Hospital, Milan, Italy;Clinical Cardiology Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele University Hospital, Milan, Italy;

关键词: echocardiography;    myocardial infarction;    papillary muscles;   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Papillary muscle rupture is a rare and life-threatening complication of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). We present a unique case of double papillary muscle rupture in a patient with three vessel disease and acute thrombotic occlusion of left circumflex obtuse marginal artery as the culprit lesion. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.)

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