Rupture of a papillary muscle of the tricuspid valve. Echocardiographic diagnosis.
Abnormal tricuspid valve structure and motion resulting from the rupture of a right ventricular papillary muscle were visualised by two dimensional echocardiography. These findings were confirmed at operation. Two dimensional echocardiography appears to be a satisfactory method for evaluating patients with tricuspid regurgitation of sudden onset with a view to surgery.
D000328:Adult; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004452:Echocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010210:Papillary Muscles; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D014262:Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology