CLINICAL AND ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC PRESENTATION OF POST-MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION PAPILLARY MUSCLE RUPTURE

Papillary muscle rupture following myocardial infarction.

Papillary Muscle Rupture after Acute Myocardial Infarction

Mitral regurgitation (MR) after myocardial infarction is a relatively common complication and its incidence is about 50%. One cause of MR after myocardial infarction is papillary muscle rupture, and this situation usually requires urgent surgical treatment. Since prognosis is favorable with early surgical intervention, early diagnosis of the underlying cause of mitral regurgitation is very impo...

Predictors of in-hospital mortality after mitral valve surgery for post-myocardial infarction papillary muscle rupture

BACKGROUND Papillary muscle rupture (PMR) is a rare, but often life-threatening mechanical complication of myocardial infarction (MI). Immediate surgical intervention is considered the optimal and most rational treatment for acute PMR, but carries high risks. At this point it is not entirely clear which patients are at highest risk. In this study we sought to determine in-hospital mortality and...

Long-term survival after mitral valve surgery for post-myocardial infarction papillary muscle rupture

BACKGROUND Papillary muscle rupture (PMR) is a rare, but dramatic mechanical complication of myocardial infarction (MI), which can lead to rapid clinical deterioration and death. Immediate surgical intervention is considered the optimal and most rational treatment, despite high risks. In this study we sought to identify overall long-term survival and its predictors for patients who underwent mi...

Rupture of papillary muscles: occurrence of rupture of the posterior muscle in posterior myocardial infarction.

Rupture of a papillary muscle of the heart has been considered an unusual complication of myocardial infarction. Although first recognized as early as 1803, only 56 cases have been reported to date. The literature was reviewed by Davison’ in 1948. He added three cases to 26 previously reported. Other instances have been described by Glendy and White; Payne and Hardy; Askey ;2 Smith, Schwartz an...