Traumatic tricuspid regurgitation with ruptured chordae tendinae caused by a punch in the chest

Int J Cardiol. 2015 Mar 1:182:102-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.12.075. Epub 2014 Dec 24.

Authors

Lijun Cui¹, Ya Suo¹, Liju Han¹, Xianghong Ma², Huaying Fu¹, Changyu Zhou¹, Tong Liu¹, Guangping Li¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology, Tianjin Institute of Cardiology, Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300211, People's Republic of China.
² Department of Cardiology, Tianjin Institute of Cardiology, Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300211, People's Republic of China. Electronic address: ma_xianghong@163.com.

PMID: 25577742
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.12.075

No abstract available

Keywords: Blunt chest trauma; Chordae tendinae; Rupture; Tricuspid regurgitation.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter
Video-Audio Media

MeSH terms

Adult
Chordae Tendineae / injuries*
Diagnosis, Differential
Echocardiography, Doppler, Color
Echocardiography, Transesophageal
Humans
Male
Rupture
Thoracic Injuries / complications*
Thoracic Injuries / diagnosis
Tricuspid Valve / injuries*
Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / diagnosis
Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / etiology*