title: Papillary muscle rupture secondary to infective endocarditis.
abstract: Rupture of the mitral papillary muscle due to infective endocarditis is a very rare complication. There is no report regarding anterolateral papillary muscle rupture as a complication of infective endocarditis in the literature. We decided to report a case of anterolateral papillary muscle rupture due to infective endocarditis. Our case, which will be discussed later on, differs also in many ways from that in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Center, Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. zeknurkalem@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Zekeriya
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Nurkalem
authors.forename: Sevket
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gorgulu
authors.forename: Ahmet L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Orhan
authors.forename: Duygu E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Demirci
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sargin
authors.forename: Gulistan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gumrukcu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010210:Papillary Muscles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000293:injuries*; D012421:Rupture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D014463:Ultrasonography