title: Ischemic papillary muscle dysfunction in an adult with a parachute mitral valve.
abstract: A case of severe mitral regurgitation secondary to an infarct of a single papillary muscle in a 65-year-old female with a parachute mitral valve is described. To the best of our knowledge this is the oldest patient reported with this rare congenital anomaly. The clinical and echocardiographic features are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Boston University Medical Center, MA 02118, USA.
authors.forename: O M
authors.initials: OM
authors.lastname: Shapira
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Connelly
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Shemin
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D010210:Papillary Muscles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014463:Ultrasonography