TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - Rupture of the tricuspid valve due to smashing the chest into the steering wheel
JO  - Annals of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
A1  - Aykut, Koray
A1  - Kaya, Murat
A1  - Acıkel, Unal
SP  - 222
EP  - 224
VL  - 19
IS  - 3
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1341-1098
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -