AI Article Synopsis
- A 29-year-old man experienced sudden shortness of breath and coughing up blood, leading to his hospital admission.
- An echocardiogram showed he had severe mitral regurgitation caused by a rupture in the papillary muscle.
- He underwent an emergency mitral valve replacement four days after being admitted, and the text discusses the case details and relevant literature.
Article Abstract
A 29-year-old man was admitted for abrupt dyspnea and hemoptysis. An echocardiogram revealed severe mitral regurgitation due to papillary muscle rupture for which an emergency mitral valve replacement operation was performed 4 days after admission. Herein, we report our experience with this case along with a review of the literature.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3530725 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.5090/kjtcs.2012.45.6.401 | DOI Listing |
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