The disk of bileaflet mechanical mitral valve prosthesis jammed by ruptured papillary muscle

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2006 Aug;132(2):428-30. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2006.04.018.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Echocardiography, Transesophageal
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / adverse effects*
  • Humans
  • Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumping
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Mitral Valve Insufficiency / diagnostic imaging
  • Mitral Valve Insufficiency / etiology*
  • Mitral Valve Insufficiency / surgery*
  • Papillary Muscles / injuries*
  • Reoperation
  • Rupture