Mitral Insufficiency Secondary to Ruptured Chordae Tendineae
Authors: RICHARD H. CHILDRESS
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1966)

Article1 August 1966Mitral Insufficiency Secondary to Ruptured Chordae TendineaeRICHARD H. CHILDRESS, M.D., JOSEPH C. MAROON, M.D., PASQUALE D. GENOVESE, M.D., F.A.C.P.RICHARD H. CHILDRESS, M.D., JOSEPH C. MAROON, M.D., PASQUALE D. GENOVESE, M.D., F.A.C.P.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-65-2-232 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptMitral insuffiency due to rupture of the chordae tendineae is a relatively rare entity and, until recently, one primarily of academic interest. Heretofore the diagnosis was rarely considered and was usually made at postmortem examination. Since surgical repair of mitral insufficiency is now possible, an increased interest in this disorder has developed.Five male patients with this disorder have been studied at this hospital during the past 6 years. 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Circulation 14: 1129, 1956. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: RICHARD H. CHILDRESS, M.D.; JOSEPH C. MAROON, M.D.; PASQUALE D. GENOVESE, M.D., F.A.C.P.Affiliations: Indianapolis, IndianaFrom the Medical Service, Veterans Administration Hospital, Indianapolis, Ind., and the Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Ind.This study was supported in part by grant HE 06308, U. S. Public Health Service, Bethesda, Md., and the Indiana Heart Association, Indianapolis, Ind.Dr. Maroon was an Indiana Heart Association Cardiovascular Research Fellow when this work was performed.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Pasquale D. Genovese, M.D., Medical Service, Veterans Administration Hospital, 1481 W. 10th St., Indianapolis, Ind. 46222. 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