Ischemic rupture of the anterolateral papillary muscle

We describe the case of a 59-year-old man who presented with chest pain and ST-segment elevation in the inferior leads, R > S in V1 and ST depression in the anterior leads due to proximal occlusion of the first obtuse marginal. Primary coronary angioplasty and stenting of this artery were perform...

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Main Authors: Catarina Vieira, António Gaspar, Miguel Álvares Pereira, Nuno Salomé, Jorge Almeida, Mário Jorge Amorim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-03-01
Series:Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia (English Edition)
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2174204913000731