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Papillary muscle rupture
Author(s) -
de la Torre Hernandez Jose M.,
Gorria Gonzalo Martin,
Vazquez de Prada Jose A.,
Zueco Javier
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/ccd.23035
Subject(s) - medicine , papillary muscle , complication , calcification , regurgitation (circulation) , surgery , cardiology , radiology , anatomy
We report a not previously described complication in a retrograde transcatheter aortic valve implantation procedure: A fatal rupture of a papillary muscle producing massive regurgitation. We found papillary muscle head calcification as an anatomical substrate that could facilitate this complication.© 2011 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.