Traumatic papillary muscle rupture

Authors
Simmers, TA Meijburg, HWJ de la Riviere, AB
Citation
Ta. Simmers et al., Traumatic papillary muscle rupture, ANN THORAC, 72(1), 2001, pp. 257-259
Citations number
23
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiovascular & Respiratory Systems","Medical Research Diagnosis & Treatment
Journal title
ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY
ISSN journal
00034975 → ACNP
Volume
72
Issue
1
Year of publication
2001
Pages
257 - 259
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-4975(200107)72:1<257:TPMR>2.0.ZU;2-O
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. (C) 2001 by T he Society of Thoracic Surgeons.