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- M L McDonald, T A Orszulak, M P Bannon, and S P Zietlow.
- Section of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Mayo Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA.
- Ann. Thorac. Surg. 1996 Mar 1;61(3):1024-9.
AbstractIsolated mitral valve injury after blunt chest trauma is a very rare event. This disruption, causing sudden and severe mitral regurgitation, will rapidly lead to congestive heart failure and death unless operatively corrected. A high index of suspicion coupled with appropriate diagnostic tests will provide the diagnosis and allow operative correction. We report a patient who survived this injury and review all previous reports of blunt traumatic disruption of the mitral valve.
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