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Ann Thorac Surg 2000;69:616-618
© 2000 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
a Department of Anesthesiology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
b Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Address reprint requests to Dr Bailey, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Rochester Medical Center, 601 Elmwood Ave, Box 604, Rochester, NY 14642
e-mail: peter-bailey{at}urmc.rochester.edu
We present a patient with rupture of both atrioventricular valves in a previously healthy adult man who sustained a 5-foot fall. The mechanism of injury was such that it would not necessarily raise an adequate index of suspicion for valvular damage had valvular rupture not occurred. The usefulness of perioperative echocardiography is highlighted.
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