Papillary muscle masquerading as a vegetation

Michael D. Shapiro, Keith Leibowitz, Sam Hanon, Marvin Berger, Paul Schweitzer

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

1 Scopus citations

Abstract

We describe a case of an elderly man with an unusual post-operative complication after mitral valve replacement. The final diagnosis was discovered on reoperation. To our knowledge, this phenomenon has not been described in the literature previously.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)106-107
Number of pages2
JournalInternational Journal of Cardiology
Volume113
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 26 2006
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Mitral regurgitation
  • Papillary muscle
  • Prosthetic valve
  • Transesophageal echocardiography

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Papillary muscle masquerading as a vegetation'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this