Acute papillary muscle rupture in a patient with clostridial sepsis

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 241, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 205-207

  Schulz, R ^a,b   Andreas, S ^a   Weise, B ^a   Werner, G S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Clostridium perfringens; papillary muscle rupture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CASE REPORT; HEART PAPILLARY MUSCLE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUPTURE;

EID: 0030887092     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2796.1997.100115000.x     Document Type: Article

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