Key result
Transthoracic 2D echocardiography identifies partial posteromedial papillary muscle rupture after acute inferior MI.
Why the study?
Structural disruptions after acute myocardial infarction are uncommon but potentially correctable with timely diagnosis and treatment, and two dimensional echocardiography is suited to diagnose these complications.
Case Report (n=1)
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May warrant serial echo surveillance after inferior MI; single case leaves open whether partial rupture predicts complete rupture.
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Nishimura et al. (1982) conducted a case report in Partial papillary muscle rupture after acute inferior myocardial infarction (n=1). Two-dimensional echocardiography was evaluated on Diagnosis of partial papillary muscle rupture. Two-dimensional echocardiography successfully diagnosed partial rupture of the trunk of the posteromedial papillary muscle after acute inferior myocardial infarction in a 67-year-old man.
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