A case of papillary muscle rupture caused by acute myocardial infarction.
A 63-year-old female was admitted because of cardiogenic shock due to complete rupture of the posterior papillary muscle. The diagnosis was made by echocardiography. She was treated successfully by an emergency replacement of the mitral valve. Early diagnosis and surgical treatment are mandatory and life-saving in the case of complete papillary muscle rupture.
Morishita
S
S
Internal Medicine, Kochi Red Cross Hospital, Japan. ZTC10074@nifty.com
Fujinaga
H
H
Nakayama
T
T
Kujime
S
S
Uehara
K
K
Kimura
M
M
Chikamori
K
K
Izumi
S
S
Nishimura
T
T
Tano
K
K
D017023:Coronary Angiography; D004452:Echocardiography; D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D005260:Female; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010210:Papillary Muscles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012421:Rupture / Q000209:etiology