| Literature DB >> 19853131 |
Giovanni Domenico Cresce1, Alessandro Favaro, Augusto D'Onofrio, Caterina Piccin, Paolo Magagna, Massimo Spanghero, Alessandro Fabbri.
Abstract
Rupture of cardiac valves as a consequence of nonpenetrating cardiac trauma is an uncommon phenomenon. We report the case of a 24-year-old patient with a "two-stage" traumatic rupture of the anterolateral papillary muscle of the mitral valve, after a blunt chest trauma, who successfully underwent emergency mitral valve replacement.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID： 19853131 DOI： 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.03.064
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ann Thorac Surg ISSN： 0003-4975 Impact factor: 4.330