A 27-Year-Old Woman With Postpartum Papillary Muscle Rupture

Postpartum papillary muscle rupture (PMR) is extremely uncommon and tolerated poorly with limited management options other than emergency surgical intervention. This case demonstrates the challenges of postpartum PMR in a young woman with unrecognized vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and highlights t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Hutt, Erika, Santos-Martins, Celeste, Aguilera, Jose, Wierup, Per, Kalahasti, Vidyasagar, Tan, Carmela
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8299862/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34317136
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.09.023
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Sumario:Postpartum papillary muscle rupture (PMR) is extremely uncommon and tolerated poorly with limited management options other than emergency surgical intervention. This case demonstrates the challenges of postpartum PMR in a young woman with unrecognized vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and highlights the importance of preconception screening of cardiovascular disease. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.)

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