Acute Myocardial Infarction and Papillary Muscle Rupture in the COVID-19 Era

Auras R. Atreya, MD, MPH; Kris Kawamoto, MD; Prasanthi Yelavarthy, MD; Mansoor A. Arain, MD; David G. Cohen, MD; Brett L. Wanamaker, MD; Ashraf Abou El Ela, MD; Matthew A. Romano, MD; Paul M. Grossman, MD

JACC: Case Reports (Aug 2020)

Acute Myocardial Infarction and Papillary Muscle Rupture in the COVID-19 Era

Auras R. Atreya, MD, MPH,
Kris Kawamoto, MD,
Prasanthi Yelavarthy, MD,
Mansoor A. Arain, MD,
David G. Cohen, MD,
Brett L. Wanamaker, MD,
Ashraf Abou El Ela, MD,
Matthew A. Romano, MD,
Paul M. Grossman, MD

Affiliations

Auras R. Atreya, MD, MPH: Address for correspondence: Dr. Auras R. Atreya, Frankel Cardiovascular Center, University of Michigan, 1500 East Medical Center Drive Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109.; Division of Cardiovascular Medicine and Cardiac Surgery, Frankel Cardiovascular Center, Michigan Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Kris Kawamoto, MD: Division of Cardiovascular Medicine and Cardiac Surgery, Frankel Cardiovascular Center, Michigan Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Prasanthi Yelavarthy, MD: Division of Cardiovascular Medicine and Cardiac Surgery, Frankel Cardiovascular Center, Michigan Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Mansoor A. Arain, MD: Division of Cardiovascular Medicine and Cardiac Surgery, Frankel Cardiovascular Center, Michigan Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
David G. Cohen, MD: Division of Cardiovascular Medicine and Cardiac Surgery, Frankel Cardiovascular Center, Michigan Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Brett L. Wanamaker, MD: Division of Cardiovascular Medicine and Cardiac Surgery, Frankel Cardiovascular Center, Michigan Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Ashraf Abou El Ela, MD: Division of Cardiovascular Medicine and Cardiac Surgery, Frankel Cardiovascular Center, Michigan Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Matthew A. Romano, MD: Division of Cardiovascular Medicine and Cardiac Surgery, Frankel Cardiovascular Center, Michigan Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Paul M. Grossman, MD: Division of Cardiovascular Medicine and Cardiac Surgery, Frankel Cardiovascular Center, Michigan Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2, no. 10
pp. 1637 – 1641

Abstract

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Mechanical complications of acute myocardial infarction are infrequent in the modern era of primary percutaneous coronary intervention, but they are associated with high mortality rates. Papillary muscle rupture with acute severe mitral regurgitation is one such life-threatening complication that requires early detection and urgent surgical intervention. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.)

Published in JACC: Case Reports

ISSN: 2666-0849 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/jacc-case-reports

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