Left ventricular free wall rupture and acute ischaemic mitral regurgitation are nowadays rare, but still potentially lethal mechanical complications after acute myocardial infarction. We report a case of a sequential left ventricular free wall rupture, anterolateral papillary muscle disruption, secondary severe mitral regurgitation and subsequent posteromedial papillary muscle head rupture in a...

We present the case of a rupture of the brachialis muscle in a 17-year-old male. We provide an overview of the current literature discussing previously reported cases, the clinical features, and recommended treatment. The anatomy and function of the brachialis muscle and possible mechanism of injury are also discussed.

BACKGROUND We set out to evaluate mitral valve repair with the loop technique under dynamic conditions, using a U-Clip to anchor the loop unit to a papillary muscle. METHODS Mitral valve prolapse was artificially developed by resecting 4 chordae tendineae of a resected porcine heart. The loop unit was anchored to the papillary muscle using U-Clips. Each chordal loop was fixed on the prolapsed...

INTRODUCTION It is well known that the biceps functions mainly as an elbow flexor and forearm supinator. In vivo elbow flexion and forearm supination strength testing after rupture of the long head of the biceps tendon has shown decreases of 0-16% and 0-21%, respectively [1,2]. Although many studies have attempted to identify the role of the long head of the biceps brachii muscle in elbow flexi...