General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
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We describe a case of hammock mitral valve in an adult. A 38-year-old woman presented with recently acquired dyspnea. Echocardiography showed severe mitral stenosis related to a hammock mitral valve characterized by the presence of an overdeveloped papillary muscle that gives short chordae to both mitral leaflets. ⋯ At operation, we observed direct continuity accompanying several fenestrations between both leaflets and the huge abnormal muscular band just underneath the mural leaflet. Resection of the anterior leaflet and was successfully replaced with a bioprosthetic valve. Her postoperative course was unremarkable.
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Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg · Jan 2012
Morphological evaluation of areas of damage in blunt cardiac injury and investigation of traffic accident research.
This study investigated the relation between the cause of blunt cardiac injury and areas of damage. For the purpose of injury prevention, we also examined traffic accident cases in a micro study using engineering-based medicine. ⋯ Blunt cardiac injury was more common on the right side chamber. The survival rate was extremely close to the calculated survival probability. Proper seatbelt usage is important for the prevention of blunt cardiac injury due to traffic accidents. Increased severity of injury may be associated with accidents involving light motor vehicles.