title: Delayed papillary muscle rupture following mild chest trauma.
abstract: A case of delayed papillary muscle rupture is reported, which developed 24 hours following a mild chest trauma. Transthoracic echocardiography established the diagnosis; immediate mitral valve replacement was carried out. The postoperative course was uneventful.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, La Paz General Hospital, Autonomous University of Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Larrea
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Silvestre
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Oliver
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Calvo
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Mate
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Moreno
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cerron
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Mesa
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Baset
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Centeno
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls; D000293:Adolescent; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000209:etiology; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D010210:Papillary Muscles / Q000293:injuries; D012421:Rupture; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications