Acute mitral regurgitation with papillary muscle rupture in a dog.
Papillary muscle rupture is uncommon in the dog. Two-dimensional echocardiography provides a rapid, noninvasive test in the diagnosis of acute, severe mitral regurgitation resulting from papillary muscle rupture. This report illustrates the usefulness of echocardiography to determine the cause of acute mitral regurgitation.
Department of Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, Tufts University, North Grafton, MA 01536.
P M
PM
Kaplan
P R
PR
Fox
M S
MS
Garvey
S K
SK
Liu
R L
RL
Burk
D000208:Acute Disease; D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D004285:Dogs; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000662:veterinary; D008297:Male; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D010210:Papillary Muscles / Q000293:injuries*; D012421:Rupture