Diagnostic Pitfalls in Papillary Muscle Rupture-Associated Acute Mitral Regurgitation after Acute Myocardial Infarction

Papillary muscle rupture (PMR) is a rare and fatal complication of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). We report a case of acute mitral regurgitation (MR) due to PMR with pulmonary edema and cardiogenic shock following AMI with small myocardial necrosis. An 88-year-old woman was brought to our emerge...

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Main Authors: Akiko Kameyama, Hiroshi Imamura, Hiroshi Kamijo, Kanako Takeshige, Katsunori Mochizuki, Kenichi Nitta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Critical Care
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/1396194
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