| Literature DB >> 29226380 |
Petar Saric1, Benjamin D Ravaee2, Toral R Patel1, Brian D Hoit2.
Abstract
Myocardial contusion and aortic injury are well-known cardiac complications of blunt chest trauma, but valvular injury is rare. Traumatic valve injuries most commonly involve the aortic valve, with isolated mitral valve injury being quite rare. We report a case of acute severe mitral regurgitation due to ruptured chordae tendineae requiring surgical repair following a motor vehicle accident.Entities:
Keywords: blunt thoracic trauma; echocardiography; flail mitral leaflet; mitral regurgitation; mitral valve repair
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Year: 2017 PMID: 29226380 DOI: 10.1111/echo.13775
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Echocardiography ISSN: 0742-2822 Impact factor: 1.724