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Postpartum Rupture of the Posteromedial Papillary Muscle
Author(s) -
Hansen Adam J.,
Sorrell Vincent L.,
Cooper Anthony D.,
Moulton Michael J.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of cardiac surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1540-8191
pISSN - 0886-0440
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2011.01369.x
Subject(s) - medicine , etiology , papillary muscle , extracorporeal membrane oxygenation , mitral valve replacement , mitral regurgitation , cardiology , surgery , endocarditis , mitral valve
A bstract We report a case of postpartum severe mitral regurgitation caused by papillary muscle rupture in a female with normal coronary arteries. The etiology of papillary muscle rupture was endocarditis from puerperal fever. Clinical stabilization was achieved with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) followed by mitral valve replacement two days later. (J Card Surg 2012;27:313‐316)