Papillary muscle head rupture in a patient with normal coronarography findings

Background. Rupture of papillary muscle generally happens during acute myocardial infarction and is the cause of acute mitral regurgitation, pulmonary oedema, so it should be promptly recognized and managed. Case report. A patient, 52 year-old, was admitted to the Thoracic Department with fever, gen...

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Main Authors: Kostić-Mirković Andrijana, Pavićević Srđan, Otašević Ivan, Radović Sergej, Marenović Tomislav
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Military Health Department, Ministry of Defance, Serbia 2007-01-01
Series:Vojnosanitetski Pregled
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Online Access:http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0042-8450/2007/0042-84500704275K.pdf