title: Traumatic wound of the heart: value of intraoperative colour Doppler flow imaging.
abstract: A patient who sustained a traumatic ventricular septal defect from a stab wound is presented. Intraoperative echo-Doppler imaging provided an additional diagnosis of avulsion of anterior papillary muscle of the tricuspid valve prior to cardiotomy. It was concluded that intraoperative echo-Doppler imaging proves a useful guide for cardiac surgery following penetrating trauma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Richardson
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Duncan
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bharadwaj
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: McMeekin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007432:Intraoperative Period; D014261:Tricuspid Valve / Q000293:injuries; D014951:Wounds, Stab / Q000175:diagnosis*