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Tricuspid valve incompetence caused by nonpenetrating thoracic trauma
G Noera1, M Sanguinetti, P Pensa
1Department of Thoracic Surgery, University of Modena, Italy.
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
|February 1, 1991
Abstract:
Tricuspid valve incompetence from ruptured papillary muscle or chordae as a result of nonpenetrating trauma is uncommon. Blunt trauma causing partial detachment of a leaflet from the annulus is very rare. We report the case of a young adult involved in a car accident who had these findings. Operative repair with resuture of the leaflet to the annulus and annuloplasty using a Carpentier ring resulted in complete recovery.