title: The case for an aggressive surgical approach to papillary muscle rupture following myocardial infarction: "From paradise lost to paradise regained".
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Nishimura
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Gersh
authors.forename: H V
authors.initials: HV
authors.lastname: Schaff
mesh_terms: D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000473:pathology; D006342:Heart Rupture, Post-Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications*; D010210:Papillary Muscles / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D012770:Shock, Cardiogenic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality; D015996:Survival Rate