Anterolateral papillary muscle rupture after weaning from cardiopulmonary bypass for coronary artery bypass grafting: once in a blue moon.
Complete rupture of the anterolateral papillary muscle after successful coronary artery bypass procedure is an extremely rare event. We have been able to detect the initial phase of this uncommon complication just after weaning from cardiopulmonary bypass using intraoperative transesophageal echocardiographic examination.
Benedetto
Umberto
U
Division of Cardiac Surgery, Ospedale Sant'Andrea, University of Rome La Sapienza, Rome, Italy. u2benedetto@libero.it
Fiorani
Brenno
B
Roscitano
Antonino
A
Miceli
Antonio
A
Capuano
Fabio
F
Simon
Caterina
C
Comito
Cosimo
C
Tonelli
Euclide
E
Sinatra
Riccardo
R
D000368:Aged; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006342:Heart Rupture, Post-Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D010210:Papillary Muscles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014463:Ultrasonography