title: Tricuspid valve regurgitation following blunt thoracic trauma.
abstract: Valvular lesions following blunt thoracic trauma are uncommon. Tricuspid valve regurgitation occurs very rarely. We report a successful tricuspid valve reconstruction for rupture of the chordae tendineae in a young man nine years after a motor vehicle accident. The value of echocardiography and transesophageal echocardiography for the diagnosis and quantification of this valve lesion is stressed.
authors.affiliation: Herzzentrum Nordrhein-Westfalen, Universitätsklinik, Ruhruniversität Bochum, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kleikamp
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Schnepper
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Körtke
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Breymann
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Körfer
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D002815:Chordae Tendineae / Q000293:injuries; D004452:Echocardiography; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D014262:Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*