Obstructive intramural coronary amyloidosis and papillary muscle rupture.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Mitral papillary muscle rupture is usually caused by ischaemia as a complication of myocardial infarction. In a 76 year old patient with no significant disease or major cardiovascular risk factors, papillary muscle rupture was caused by obstructive intramural coronary amyloidosis, an unusual cause.
Medical subject headings
- Amyloidosis
- Coronary Stenosis
- Heart Rupture
- Papillary Muscles