Rare Case of Post-Partum Spontaneous Papillary Muscle Rupture in a 15-Year-Old

A 15-year-old female who was 1-month post-partum presented with shortness of breath and hemoptysis. Echocardiography revealed findings suspicious for spontaneous papillary muscle rupture. We illustrate the evaluation, differential diagnosis, and management of spontaneous papillary muscle rupture. (L...

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Autores principales: Cevallos, Charles A., Zohourian, Hajir, Sacks, Samuel, Blanchard, Arnoux
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
Materias:
Mini-Focus Issue on Valvular Heart Disease
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8298700/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34317291
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.02.009
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Sumario:A 15-year-old female who was 1-month post-partum presented with shortness of breath and hemoptysis. Echocardiography revealed findings suspicious for spontaneous papillary muscle rupture. We illustrate the evaluation, differential diagnosis, and management of spontaneous papillary muscle rupture. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.)

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