Aykut K, Kaya M, Acıkel U. Rupture of the tricuspid valve due to smashing the chest into the steering wheel.
Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2012;
19:222-4. [PMID:
23232298 DOI:
10.5761/atcs.cr.11.01857]
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Abstract
A 32-year-old man was urgently referred to our hospital with severe tricuspid insufficiency following a car accident. The completely flail anterior leaflet, due to the rupture of the papillary muscles, was revealed by a two-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography. In the operation, we also detected a tear on the anterior leaflet and the rupture of numerous chordae tendineae of the other leaflets. Valve repair was not considered feasible, therefore the tricuspid valve was replaced with a 31 mm mechanical prosthesis. The patient's recovery from surgery was uneventful, and he was discharged on the seventh postoperative day.
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