Rupture of both papillary muscles after acute myocardial infarction: a case report.
The authors report a case of transthoracic echocardiographic left ventriculography and surgical pathology findings of a patient with rupture of both papillary muscles after acute myocardial infarction.
D000368:Aged; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D004452:Echocardiography; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006342:Heart Rupture, Post-Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology; D009336:Necrosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D010210:Papillary Muscles / Q000601:surgery*