Mitral valve replacement can lead to striking clinical improvement in patients with severe mitral regurgitation due to ruptured anterior papillary muscle post-myocardial infarction.
A case of severe mitral regurgitation secondary to myocardial infarction and rupture of the anterior papillary muscle is presented. Mitral valve replacement resulted in striking improvement.
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