The Difficult Diagnosis of Ischaemic Papillary Muscle Rupture : Case report from an urban emergency department

We present a rare case of severe ischaemic papillary muscle rupture in a 67-year-old male patient who was admitted to the Emergency Department of the University Hospital Bern, Switzerland, in November 2013 with acute chest pain. On admission, the patient’s blood pressure was 60/40 mm/Hg, his pulse w...

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Main Authors: Christian T. Braun, Meret E. Ricklin, Aristomenis K. Exadaktylos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sultan Qaboos University 2016-05-01
Series:Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal
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Online Access:https://journals.squ.edu.om/index.php/squmj/article/view/2142