Journal article
Severe tricuspid regurgitation following blunt chest trauma: indication for emergency surgery.
- Pasic M Clinic for Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland.
- von Segesser L
- Carrel T
- Jenni R
- Turina M
- 1992-01-01
Published in:
- European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery. - 1992
Adult
Emergencies
Humans
Male
Papillary Muscles
Severity of Illness Index
Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency
Wounds, Nonpenetrating
English
A 24-year-old man with polytrauma and severe posttraumatic tricuspid regurgitation due to rupture of all three papillary muscles was subjected to emergency operation 3 days after a car accident. At operation, all three papillary muscles of the tricuspid valve were reinserted. Severe tricuspid regurgitation after blunt chest trauma is an indication for emergency surgical treatment, and can be performed with a low operative risk.
- Language
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- English
- Open access status
- closed
- Identifiers
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- DOI 10.1016/1010-7940(92)90073-7
- PMID 1389254
- Persistent URL
- https://sonar.ch/global/documents/77432
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