| Literature DB >> 30532909 |
Yuki Okamoto1, Kenji Minakata1, Tomoyuki Yunoki1, Masatake Katsu1.
Abstract
It is well known that post-infarction papillary muscle rupture of the anterolateral papillary muscle is less frequent than that of the posteromedial papillary muscle. This is thought to be due to a difference in blood supply (single vs dual) of the papillary muscles. Recently, we had two cases in which occlusion of the diagonal branch of the left anterior descending artery was found to be the culprit lesion of acute myocardial infarction leading to complete rupture of the anterolateral papillary muscle. Herein, we report on these two rare successful surgical cases with some review of the literature.Entities:
Keywords: Acute myocardial infarction; Diagonal branch occlusion; Mitral valve replacement; Papillary muscle rupture
Year: 2012 PMID: 30532909 PMCID: PMC6265491 DOI: 10.1016/j.jccase.2011.11.005
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Cardiol Cases ISSN: 1878-5409