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[Papillary muscle rupture. Diagnosis with transesophageal echocardiography]
I Vilacosta1, J A Castillo, J A San Román
1Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Universitario de San Carlos, Madrid.
Revista Espanola De Cardiologia
|May 1, 1993
Abstract:
Two patients with acute myocardial infarction and papillary muscle rupture are presented. The diagnosis of papillary muscle rupture was made by transesophageal echocardiography. The transesophageal echocardiographic findings and the usefulness of this technique in the diagnosis of papillary muscle rupture are described.