Obstructive intramural coronary amyloidosis and papillary muscle rupture.
Mitral papillary muscle rupture is usually caused by ischaemia as a complication of myocardial infarction. In a 76 year old patient with no significant disease or major cardiovascular risk factors, papillary muscle rupture was caused by obstructive intramural coronary amyloidosis, an unusual cause.
Coisne
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Department of Cardiology, La Miletrie University Hospital, Poitiers, France. d.coisne@chu-poitiers.fr
Corbi
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Sosner
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D000368:Aged; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000150:complications*; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000150:complications*; D006341:Heart Rupture / Q000209:etiology*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D010210:Papillary Muscles / Q000293:injuries*