Papillary muscle rupture secondary to infective endocarditis.
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.
Nurkalem
Zekeriya
Z
Department of Cardiology, Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Center, Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. zeknurkalem@yahoo.com
Gorgulu
Sevket
S
Orhan
Ahmet L
AL
Demirci
Duygu E
DE
Sargin
Murat
M
Gumrukcu
Gulistan
G
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