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(Circulation. 1965;32:597.)
© 1965 American Heart Association, Inc.

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Ruptured Papillary Muscle

Report of a Case with Successful Mitral Valve Replacement

W. GERALD AUSTEN M.D.¹; CHARLES A. SANDERS M.D.¹; JAMES H. AVERILL M.D.¹; ALLAN L. FRIEDLICH M.D.¹

¹ From the Departments of Surgery and Medicine, Harvard Medical School and the General Surgical and Medical Services, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.

A case of severe mitral regurgitation secondary to myocardial infarction and rupture of the anterior papillary muscle is presented. Mitral valve replacement resulted in striking improvement.

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