Abstract
We describe a case of a man with acute myocardial infarction of the inferior wall complicated by cardiogenic shock due to acute mitral regurgitation. Transesophageal echocardiography showed the rupture of the posteromedial papillary muscle. The examination (otherwise difficult) was facilitated by the mechanical ventilation by means of an endotracheal intubation.
MeSH terms
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Acute Disease
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Cardiomyopathies / complications*
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Cardiomyopathies / diagnostic imaging
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Echocardiography*
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Esophagus
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Humans
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Mitral Valve Insufficiency / complications*
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Mitral Valve Insufficiency / diagnostic imaging
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Myocardial Infarction / complications*
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Myocardial Infarction / diagnostic imaging
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Papillary Muscles / diagnostic imaging*
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Rupture, Spontaneous
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Shock, Cardiogenic / diagnostic imaging
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Shock, Cardiogenic / etiology*