| Literature DB >> 27122867 |
Selcen Yakar Tuluce1, Kamil Tuluce2, Alper Yuksel3, Oguz Yavuzgil4, Cahide Soydas Cinar4.
Abstract
UNLABELLED: Papillary muscle rupture is a life-threatening complication of myocardial infarction which is usually refractory to medical treatment. We present a very rare case of a 65-year-old woman who had a myocardial infarction and posteromedial papillary muscle rupture which was only treated with medical therapy, including her corresponding 14-year follow-up. However, surgical intervention is still strongly recommended because the prognosis of acute papillary muscle rupture associated with myocardial infarction remains poor. KEY WORDS: Complication; Myocardial infarction; Papillary muscle rupture; Survival.Entities:
Year: 2015 PMID: 27122867 PMCID: PMC4804886 DOI: 10.6515/acs20140421d
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Acta Cardiol Sin ISSN: 1011-6842 Impact factor: 2.672