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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg · Jul 2001
Review Case ReportsPapillary muscle rupture and pericardial injuries after blunt chest trauma.
- G Bruschi, S Agati, F Iorio, and E Vitali.
- Department of Cardiac Surgery A. De Gasperis Ospedale Niguarda Ca' Granda, Piazza Ospedale Maggiore, 320162 Milan, Italy. guiseppe.bruschi@tiscalinet.it
- Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2001 Jul 1; 20 (1): 200-2.
AbstractNon-penetrating cardiac trauma resulting in mitral valve rupture is uncommon, requiring a high degree of suspicion for diagnosis. Sudden and severe mitral regurgitation, unless surgically corrected rapidly lead to congestive heart failure and death. We report a patient with traumatic rupture of the antero-lateral papillary muscle of the mitral valve and pericardial injury, after a lateral blunt chest trauma, who successfully underwent emergency mitral valve replacement.
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