Tricuspid regurgitation due to chest trauma: an unusual laceration around the annulus of the anterior leaflet.
A 70-year-old male with tricuspid regurgitation due to a blunt chest trauma inflicted 16 years previously underwent prosthetic valve replacement. At surgery, a tear, which produced tricuspid regurgitation, was found around the annulus of the anterior leaflet of the tricuspid valve. Since this area has not been reported as a location for heart trauma-producing tricuspid regurgitation, a possible mechanism of tricuspid regurgitation is discussed in this patient.
Ishii
K
K
Second Department of Surgery, Miyazaki Medical College, Japan.
Koga
Y
Y
Maeda
M
M
Nakamura
K
K
Sekiya
R
R
Yonezawa
T
T
Onitsuka
T
T
Shibata
K
K
D000368:Aged; D001794:Blood Pressure; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014261:Tricuspid Valve / Q000293:injuries*; D014262:Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000209:etiology*