title: The murmur of papillary muscle dysfunction in acute myocardial infarction: clinical features and prognostic implications.
abstract: The systolic murmur of papillary muscle dysfunction is a well-recognized feature of acute myocardial infarction (AMI), but no large prospective studies have determined its incidence, associated variables, and prognostic implications. Of 1653 patients who entered our data base with MI, 283 (17%) were classified as having a systolic murmur suggesting mitral regurgitation. At hospital discharge, there was a 5% incidence. There was a higher incidence of systolic murmur in non-Q wave AMI than in inferior or anterior Q wave MI (24% vs 13% and 15%, p less than 0.001). Advanced age, previous MI, and heart failure were all associated with systolic murmur (p less than 0.01). Persistent pain in the coronary care unit occurred more often in those with systolic murmur (45% vs 26%, p less than 0.0001). Systolic murmur was associated with an S3 and bibasilar rales (p less than 0.001) in the hospital; however, it was inversely related to peak creatine kinase and unrelated to heart failure or ejection fraction at discharge. Univariate predictors of mortality associated with systolic murmur included complex premature ventricular contractions at discharge and a non-Q wave location. Patients with systolic murmur had higher hospital and 1-year mortalities than those without systolic murmurs (p less than 0.01). When systolic murmur was present during hospitalization, the average time to reinfarction was 2.5 times earlier than when no systolic murmur was present (84 vs 214 days, p less than 0.0001).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006326:Heart Auscultation; D006337:Heart Murmurs; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009200:Myocardial Contraction; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000401:mortality; D010210:Papillary Muscles / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011379:Prognosis