The case for an aggressive surgical approach to papillary muscle rupture following myocardial infarction: "From paradise lost to paradise regained"

MeSH terms

• Coronary Vessels / pathology
• Heart Rupture, Post-Infarction / diagnosis
• Heart Rupture, Post-Infarction / pathology
• Heart Rupture, Post-Infarction / surgery*
• Humans
• Myocardial Infarction / complications*
• Papillary Muscles / anatomy & histology
• Papillary Muscles / injuries
• Papillary Muscles / surgery*
• Shock, Cardiogenic / diagnosis
• Shock, Cardiogenic / etiology
• Shock, Cardiogenic / mortality
• Survival Rate