Traumatic papillary muscle rupture.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Papillary muscle rupture caused by blunt chest trauma is a relatively rare cause of mitral incompetence. To date only 25 cases of surgically corrected posttraumatic mitral regurgitation have been reported, of which only eight resulted from rupture of the anterolateral papillary muscle.
Medical subject headings
- Heart Injuries
- Papillary Muscles
- Wounds, Nonpenetrating