Papillary muscle rupture causing acute severe mitral regurgitation can occur after non-ST elevation MI without murmur, needing early echo and urgent surgery.
Highlights the critical need for early echocardiography and surgical intervention in patients with sudden hemodynamic deterioration post-MI due to papillary muscle rupture, even without typical signs like a murmur.
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Sudden hemodynamic deterioration after myocardial infarction should prompt immediate evaluation for papillary muscle rupture, even in the absence of a murmur or large-vessel occlusion. Acute severe mitral regurgitation from papillary muscle rupture may mimic recurrent ischemia, and early echocardiography with prompt surgical intervention can be lifesaving.
Thapa et al. (Sun,) reported a other. Papillary muscle rupture causing acute severe mitral regurgitation can occur after non-ST elevation MI without murmur, needing early echo and urgent surgery.