• G Ital Cardiol · Jun 1994

    [Tricuspid insufficiency with rupture of the chordae tendineae caused by closed thoracic trauma: evaluation by transesophageal echocardiography. Description of a case].

    • R Bonmassari, G L Nicolosi, and M Disertori.
    • Divisione di Cardiologia, Ospedale Civile, Rovereto.
    • G Ital Cardiol. 1994 Jun 1;24(6):763-8.

    AbstractA case of severe tricuspid insufficiency with ruptured chordae tendineae due to nonpenetrating major chest trauma caused by a car accident is described. Electrocardiographic signs of complete right bundle branch block and olosystolic murmur were present and not observed before. Transthoracic echocardiography showed a significant prolapse of the septal tricuspid leaflet with severe tricuspid regurgitation and severe right heart overload, which progressively worsened. Transesophageal echocardiography confirmed the transthoracic echocardiographic findings. It also demonstrated the presence of ruptured chordae tendineae and the coexistence of a severe prolapse of the tricuspid anterior leaflet with flail movement. Although the patient remained asymptomatic, these findings prompted us to refer the case to the surgeon. The patient underwent valvuloplasty with excellent late result. In presence of traumatic tricuspid insufficiency the use of transesophageal echocardiography can be helpful to optimize the anatomic evaluation of the valvular apparatus allowing adequate therapeutic decision.

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