Semi-emergency mitral valve replacement can be successfully performed to save the life of a super-elderly patient with papillary muscle rupture complicating a subacute myocardial infarction.
Supports feasibility of semi-emergency MVR in super-elderly post-MI papillary rupture; leaves open need for larger studies.
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