title: Severe Mitral Regurgitation due to Traumatic Anterolateral Papillary Muscle Rupture: A Case Report.
abstract: A 29-year-old man was admitted for abrupt dyspnea and hemoptysis. An echocardiogram revealed severe mitral regurgitation due to papillary muscle rupture for which an emergency mitral valve replacement operation was performed 4 days after admission. Herein, we report our experience with this case along with a review of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Korea.
authors.forename: Chul Ho
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Oh Choon
authors.initials: OC
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.forename: Sub
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Jae Seok
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Jang
keywords: Mitral valve insufficiency; Papillary muscles