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Ulus Travma Acil Cer · Sep 2013
Case ReportsPosttraumatic tricuspid valve injury and severe tricuspid valve regurgitation.
- Esra Gucuk Ipek.
- Department of Cardiology, Polatli State Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. esragucuk@hotmail.com.
- Ulus Travma Acil Cer. 2013 Sep 1; 19 (5): 472-4.
AbstractA 66-year-old male was brought to our hospital following a car accident. He had subarachnoid hemorrhage, multiple rib fractures, and left hemopneumothorax. He was referred to the Cardiology Department for elevated troponin levels (42 ng/ml, reference 0-1 ng/ml). The electrocardiogram was free of ischemia, whereas the transthoracic echocardiography revealed dilated right heart chambers, enlarged tricuspid annulus and coaptation failure of the tricuspid valvular leaflets. There was rupture on the subvalvular apparatus of the anterior leaflet of the tricuspid valve with accompanying prolapse, causing severe tricuspid valvular regurgitation. The patient did not present right ventricular failure signs and symptoms; he was referred to surgery after the resolution of associated thoracic and cranial injuries.
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