The case for an aggressive surgical approach to papillary muscle rupture following myocardial infarction: "From paradise lost to paradise regained"

Heart. 2000 Jun;83(6):611-3. doi: 10.1136/heart.83.6.611.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Editorial

MeSH terms

  • Coronary Vessels / pathology
  • Heart Rupture, Post-Infarction / diagnosis
  • Heart Rupture, Post-Infarction / pathology
  • Heart Rupture, Post-Infarction / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Myocardial Infarction / complications*
  • Papillary Muscles / anatomy & histology
  • Papillary Muscles / injuries
  • Papillary Muscles / surgery*
  • Shock, Cardiogenic / diagnosis
  • Shock, Cardiogenic / etiology
  • Shock, Cardiogenic / mortality
  • Survival Rate