Papillary muscle rupture surgery

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-In-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2]

Overview

Patients with rupture of the chordae tendineae or papillary muscle should undergo early mitral valve repair if possible which results in a better preservation of left ventricular function and long term survival in comparison to mitral valve replacement ^[1].

References

↑ Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Cardiac Surgery Database. Available at : http://www.sts.org/documents/pdf/STSExecutiveSummaryFall2005.pdf. Accessed November 2005

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[1] Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Cardiac Surgery Database. Available at : http://www.sts.org/documents/pdf/STSExecutiveSummaryFall2005.pdf. Accessed November 2005

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Papillary muscle rupture surgery

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