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Anterolateral papillary muscle rupture in Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis due to direct bacterial invasion of papillary muscle
Author(s) -
Whitehead Nicholas James,
Li Sheila,
Lai Katy
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1111/echo.13640
Subject(s) - papillary muscle , staphylococcus aureus , medicine , endocarditis , infective endocarditis , cardiology , anatomy , biology , bacteria , genetics
Rupture of papillary muscles due to infective endocarditis is a very rare event. We report a case of anterolateral papillary muscle rupture caused by Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis, due to direct bacterial invasion of the papillary muscle, resulting in severe mitral regurgitation.