Papillary muscle rupture after blunt chest trauma

Adriana Cordovil; Claudio H Fischer; Ana Clara T Rodrigues; Edgar B Lira Filho; Marcelo L C Vieira; Alexandre F Cury; Gustavo A F Naccarato; Carmen Valente; Carlos M Brandão; Pablo M Pommerantzeff; Samira S Morhy

doi:10.1016/j.echo.2005.12.005

Papillary muscle rupture after blunt chest trauma

J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2006 Apr;19(4):469.e1-3. doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2005.12.005.

Authors

Adriana Cordovil¹, Claudio H Fischer, Ana Clara T Rodrigues, Edgar B Lira Filho, Marcelo L C Vieira, Alexandre F Cury, Gustavo A F Naccarato, Carmen Valente, Carlos M Brandão, Pablo M Pommerantzeff, Samira S Morhy

Affiliation

¹ Echocardiography Laboratory, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, Brazil. [email protected]

PMID: 16581491
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2005.12.005

Abstract

We report a case of anterolateral papillary muscle rupture in a 22-year-old man who had blunt chest trauma caused by a car accident. Transesophageal echocardiography revealed severe mitral regurgitation caused by the rupture. He successfully underwent emergency mitral valve replacement and was discharged 9 days after the surgical correction.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Heart Injuries / complications
Heart Injuries / diagnostic imaging*
Heart Rupture / diagnostic imaging*
Heart Rupture / surgery
Humans
Male
Mitral Valve Insufficiency / diagnostic imaging*
Mitral Valve Insufficiency / etiology*
Mitral Valve Insufficiency / surgery
Papillary Muscles / diagnostic imaging*
Papillary Muscles / injuries*
Treatment Outcome
Ultrasonography
Wounds, Nonpenetrating / complications
Wounds, Nonpenetrating / diagnostic imaging*