Abstract
Rupture of papillary muscles due to infective endocarditis is a very rare event. We report a case of anterolateral papillary muscle rupture caused by Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis, due to direct bacterial invasion of the papillary muscle, resulting in severe mitral regurgitation.
Keywords:
Staphylococcus aureus; bacterial endocarditis; endocarditis; mitral regurgitation; papillary muscles; rupture.
© 2017, Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Cardiac Surgical Procedures
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Echocardiography, Transesophageal
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Endocarditis, Bacterial / complications*
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Endocarditis, Bacterial / diagnosis
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Endocarditis, Bacterial / microbiology
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Heart Rupture / complications*
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Heart Rupture / diagnosis
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Heart Rupture / surgery
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Humans
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Male
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Mitral Valve / diagnostic imaging
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Mitral Valve / surgery*
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Mitral Valve Insufficiency / diagnosis
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Mitral Valve Insufficiency / etiology*
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Mitral Valve Insufficiency / surgery
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Papillary Muscles / diagnostic imaging
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Papillary Muscles / microbiology*
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Staphylococcal Infections / complications*
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Staphylococcal Infections / diagnosis
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Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology
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Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification*
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed