Isolated Papillary Muscle Rupture Complicating Acute Pancreatitis

Papillary muscle rupture in the absence of coronary stenoses is a rare event. An isolated infarction of the papillary muscle is involved in most cases, but the pathogenesis is still debated. We describe an anterolateral papillary muscle rupture complicating acute pancreatitis in a patient without si...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Annals of thoracic surgery 2011-03, Vol.91 (3), p.e36-e38
Hauptverfasser:	Ballo, Piercarlo, MD, Mangialavori, Giuseppe, MD, Betti, Irene, MD, Giunti, Gabriele, MD, Meucci, Francesco, MD, Chiodi, Leandro, MD, Zuppiroli, Alfredo, MD
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged, 80 and over Cardiothoracic Surgery Coronary Angiography Diagnosis, Differential Echocardiography, Transesophageal Fatal Outcome Heart Rupture - diagnosis Heart Rupture - etiology Humans Male Pancreatitis, Acute Necrotizing - complications Pancreatitis, Acute Necrotizing - diagnosis Papillary Muscles Surgery
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