@article{ref1,
title="Rupture of the tricuspid valve due to smashing the chest into the steering wheel",
journal="Annals of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery",
year="2013",
author="Aykut, Koray and Kaya, Murat and Acıkel, Unal",
volume="19",
number="3",
pages="222-224",
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.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1341-1098",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}