Papillary muscle rupture after successful coronary artery bypass procedures: report of three cases treated by prompt reoperation

Am Heart J. 1996 Dec;132(6):1272-5. doi: 10.1016/s0002-8703(96)90474-3.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Coronary Artery Bypass*
  • Coronary Disease / surgery
  • Echocardiography, Transesophageal
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Papillary Muscles / diagnostic imaging
  • Papillary Muscles / injuries*
  • Postoperative Complications*
  • Reoperation
  • Replantation
  • Rupture, Spontaneous