Population
20 cases of ruptured mitral chordae tendineae encountered at the Mayo Clinic between 1934 and 1958
Design
Case_series
Authors
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May prompt endocarditis evaluation in acute mitral regurgitation; leaves open contemporary etiologic shifts with modern diagnostics.
This historical case series identifies bacterial endocarditis as a primary cause of ruptured mitral chordae tendineae, which can lead to severe mitral insufficiency, cardiac decompensation, and death.
Osmundson et al. (1961) studied this question.
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