A case of papillary muscle rupture associated with acute inferior myocardial infarction

: A sixty-year-old man was admitted to our hospital due to prolonged left anterior chest oppression and hypotention. The electrocardiogram revealed acute inferior myocardial infarction, confirmed by the coronary angiography which showed occluded right coronary artery (RCA) at the segment 4AV. The intra-coronary pro-urokinase infusion and coronary angioplasty successfully revascularized the occluded 4AV segment. Although the 4AV segment perfused small area, he developed severe pulmonary edema on the second hospital day. A transesophageal echocardiography revealed severe mitral regurgitation due to posterior mitral valve prolapse by the ruptured tendineae with a mobile mass. The damaged mitral valve was replaced by the prosthetic mechanical valve (SJM 25M), resulted in stable hemodynamic state. He discharged one month after the operation.