Journal of cardiac surgery
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Case Reports
Acute anterolateral papillary muscle rupture in the absence of coronary artery disease.
Acute papillary muscle rupture is usually associated with a myocardial infarction and involves the posteromedial muscle. We present a case of spontaneous rupture of the anterolateral papillary muscle due to an isolated infarct of the papillary muscle in the absence of epicardial coronary artery disease.