Citation

McDonald ML, Orszulak TA, Bannon MP, Zietlow SP. Ann. Thorac. Surg. 1996; 61(3): 1024-1029.

Affiliation

Section of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Mayo Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1996, Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Publisher Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/0003-4975(95)01034-3

PMID

8619681

Abstract

Isolated mitral valve injury after blunt chest trauma is a very rare event. This disruption, causing sudden and severe mitral regurgitation, will rapidly lead to congestive heart failure and death unless operatively corrected. A high index of suspicion coupled with appropriate diagnostic tests will provide the diagnosis and allow operative correction. We report a patient who survived this injury and review all previous reports of blunt traumatic disruption of the mitral valve.

Language: en