• Tex Heart Inst J · Jan 2007

    Case Reports

    Severe post-ischemic elongation of the anterior papillary muscle: an unusual cause of mitral insufficiency in a 75-year-old man.

    • Bogdan Adrian Popa, Marco Diena, Gheorghe Cerin, Guido Lanzillo, and Ugo Filippo Tesler.
    • Department of Cardiology, Policlinico di Monza, Presidio San Gaudenzio, 28100 Novara, Italy.
    • Tex Heart Inst J. 2007 Jan 1;34(2):222-4.

    AbstractAs a complication of myocardial ischemia, severe elongation of the anterior papillary muscle with resultant mitral valve insufficiency is a rare clinical finding. Using echocardiography, we accurately diagnosed this condition in a 75-year-old man. The patient underwent successful plication of the elongated anterior papillary muscle and the implantation of polytetrafluoroethylene neochordae tendineae.

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