Papillary muscle rupture after blunt chest trauma.
We report a case of anterolateral papillary muscle rupture in a 22-year-old man who had blunt chest trauma caused by a car accident. Transesophageal echocardiography revealed severe mitral regurgitation caused by the rupture. He successfully underwent emergency mitral valve replacement and was discharged 9 days after the surgical correction.
Echocardiography Laboratory, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, Brazil. acordovil@cardiol.br
Adriana
A
Cordovil
Claudio H
CH
Fischer
Ana Clara T
AC
Rodrigues
Edgar B
EB
Lira Filho
Marcelo L C
ML
Vieira
Alexandre F
AF
Cury
Gustavo A F
GA
Naccarato
Carmen
C
Valente
Carlos M
CM
Brandão
Pablo M
PM
Pommerantzeff
Samira S
SS
Morhy
D000328:Adult; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006341:Heart Rupture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D010210:Papillary Muscles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000293:injuries*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*