Whitehead Nicholas James, Li Sheila, Lai Katy
Department of Cardiology, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
Echocardiography. 2017 Sep;34(9):1382-1384. doi: 10.1111/echo.13640. Epub 2017 Jul 28.
Rupture of papillary muscles due to infective endocarditis is a very rare event. We report a case of anterolateral papillary muscle rupture caused by Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis, due to direct bacterial invasion of the papillary muscle, resulting in severe mitral regurgitation.
感染性心内膜炎导致的乳头肌破裂是一种非常罕见的情况。我们报告一例由金黄色葡萄球菌性心内膜炎引起的前外侧乳头肌破裂病例,原因是细菌直接侵入乳头肌,导致严重二尖瓣反流。