Blunt traumatic rupture of a mitral papillary muscle head

Nicholas G. Smedira, Magued Zikri, James D. Thomas, Michael S. Lauer, John J. Kelleman, Patrick M. McCarthy

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Abstract

Severe mitral regurgitation developed in a patient after a lateral-impact motor vehicle accident. The papillary muscle head was disrupted without evidence of other myocardial injury. We hypothesize that a dramatic and sudden increase in intrathoracic pressure may have produced the injury. The patient experienced progressive heart failure and underwent successful mitral valve repair 9 days after the accident.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1526-1528
Number of pages3
JournalAnnals of Thoracic Surgery
Volume61
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - May 1996

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Surgery
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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