Acute rupture of both papillary muscles after aortic valve replacement for infective endocarditis

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2009 May;137(5):1275-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.03.043. Epub 2008 Jun 2.

Authors

Rony Atoui¹, Tarek Hijal, Richard Fraser, Dominique Shum-Tim

Affiliation

¹ Division of Cardiac Surgery, McGill University Health Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

PMID: 19380005
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.03.043

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Acute Disease
Aortic Valve Stenosis / diagnostic imaging
Aortic Valve Stenosis / etiology
Aortic Valve Stenosis / surgery*
Autopsy
Bioprosthesis / adverse effects*
Echocardiography, Transesophageal
Endocarditis / complications
Endocarditis / diagnostic imaging
Fatal Outcome
Heart Rupture / etiology
Heart Rupture / pathology*
Heart Valve Prosthesis / adverse effects
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / adverse effects*
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / methods
Humans
Male
Obesity, Morbid
Papillary Muscles / pathology*
Postoperative Complications / diagnostic imaging
Postoperative Complications / physiopathology
Severity of Illness Index
Young Adult