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Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:1111-1112
© 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case report

Subacute Tricuspid Valve Rupture After Traumatic Cardiac and Pulmonary Contusions

Alexander Kulik, MD a , Manal Al-Saigh, MD a , Jean-Denis Yelle, MD b , Fraser D. Rubens, MD, MS a , *

a Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
b Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Accepted for publication December 21, 2004.

* Address correspondence to Dr Rubens, Room H3403, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, 40 Ruskin St, Ottawa, Ontario, K1Y 4W7 Canada (Email: frubens{at}ottawaheart.ca).

Tricuspid valve rupture is a rare complication after blunt chest trauma. We report the unusual presentation of a patient that suffered traumatic cardiac and pulmonary contusions, contributing to the rupture of the posterior papillary muscle of the tricuspid valve 24 hours after presentation. We believe that this is the first reported case of subacute tricuspid valve rupture after a normal echocardiogram at admission after blunt chest trauma.






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