Subacute Tricuspid Valve Rupture After Traumatic Cardiac and Pulmonary Contusions

Tricuspid valve rupture is a rare complication after blunt chest trauma. We report the unusual presentation of a patient that suffered traumatic cardiac and pulmonary contusions, contributing to the rupture of the posterior papillary muscle of the tricuspid valve 24 hours after presentation. We beli...

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Published inThe Annals of thoracic surgery Vol. 81; no. 3; pp. 1111 - 1112
Main Authors Kulik, Alexander, Al-Saigh, Manal, Yelle, Jean-Denis, Rubens, Fraser D.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.03.2006
Elsevier Science
Subjects
Accidents, Traffic
Biological and medical sciences
Cardiac Catheterization
Contusions
Echocardiography
Heart Injuries - surgery
Heart Valves - injuries
Heart Valves - surgery
Humans
Lung Injury
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Rupture
Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases
Surgery of the respiratory system
Tricuspid Valve - injuries
Tricuspid Valve - surgery
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Treatment
Respiratory disease
Surgery
Lung
Rupture
Contusion
Thorax
Heart valve
Tricuspid valve
Trauma
Subacute
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Summary:Tricuspid valve rupture is a rare complication after blunt chest trauma. We report the unusual presentation of a patient that suffered traumatic cardiac and pulmonary contusions, contributing to the rupture of the posterior papillary muscle of the tricuspid valve 24 hours after presentation. We believe that this is the first reported case of subacute tricuspid valve rupture after a normal echocardiogram at admission after blunt chest trauma.
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ISSN:0003-4975
1552-6259
DOI:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.12.027