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KMID : 0364020120450060401
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Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2012 Volume.45 No. 6 p.401 ~ p.403
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Severe Mitral Regurgitation due to Traumatic Anterolateral Papillary Muscle Rupture: A Case Report
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Lee Chul-Ho
Kwon Oh-Choon
Lee Sub
Jang Jae-Seok
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Abstract
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A 29-year-old man was admitted for abrupt dyspnea and hemoptysis. An echocardiogram revealed severe mitral regurgitation due to papillary muscle rupture for which an emergency mitral valve replacement operation was performed 4 days after admission. Herein, we report our experience with this case along with a review of the literature.
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KEYWORD
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Papillary muscles, Mitral valve insufficiency
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