Post-traumatic rupture of the anterolateral papillary muscle.
Rupture of cardiac valves as a consequence of nonpenetrating cardiac trauma is an uncommon phenomenon. We report the case of a 24-year-old patient with a "two-stage" traumatic rupture of the anterolateral papillary muscle of the mitral valve, after a blunt chest trauma, who successfully underwent emergency mitral valve replacement.
Division of Cardiac Surgery, San Bortolo Hospital, Vicenza, Italy. gd.cresce@yahoo.it
Giovanni Domenico
GD
Cresce
Alessandro
A
Favaro
Augusto
A
D'Onofrio
Caterina
C
Piccin
Paolo
P
Magagna
Massimo
M
Spanghero
Alessandro
A
Fabbri
D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D010210:Papillary Muscles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D012421:Rupture; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D055815:Young Adult