A 56-Year-Old Man with Mitral Regurgitation and Acute Pulmonary Edema: Rupture of the Papillary Muscle or Infective Endocarditis?
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ABSTRACT: Graphical abstract Highlights • Several conditions such as IE and papillary muscle rupture can cause acute MR.• A ruptured papillary muscle may in rare cases mimic an infectious vegetation.• Echocardiography can in most cases accurately diagnose the cause of MR.• Image quality should be considered in the diagnostic progression.• Papillary muscle rupture may be entangled by chordae preventing complete flail.
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PROVIDER: S-EPMC9703130 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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