Traumatic tricuspid papillary muscle and chordae rupture: emerging role of three-dimensional echocardiography.

Publication/Presentation Date

7-1-2008

Abstract

We describe a patient with blunt traumatic chest injury in whom three-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography (3DTTE) confirmed the findings of a flail anterior tricuspid valve leaflet and ruptured anterior papillary muscle seen on two-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography, and in addition identified multiple chordae tendinae rupture of the posterior leaflet. Open heart surgery confirmed the findings. The emerging role of 3DTTE in defining the true extent of traumatic tricuspid valvular injury is highlighted.

Volume

25

Issue

6

First Page

653

Last Page

657

ISSN

1540-8175

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences

PubMedID

18485008

Department(s)

Department of Medicine

Document Type

Article

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