American journal of perinatology
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Case Reports
Labor and delivery complicated by acute mitral regurgitation due to ruptured chordae tendineae.
Acute mitral regurgitation due to ruptured chordae tendineae is a dramatic and life-threatening clinical situation. Rarely does this complication occur during pregnancy. ⋯ Delivery was uneventful and successful and was followed by open heart surgery 5 days later. A review of the literature on chordae tendineae rupture and resulting mitral regurgitation during pregnancy is presented.