title: Traumatic tricuspid regurgitation associated with congenital partial pericardial defect.
abstract: Traumatic tricuspid regurgitation (TR) and congenital pericardial defects are rare conditions, there being fewer than 200 recorded cases of each. Here we describe the interesting case of a patient with traumatic TR due to rupture of chordae tendineae in association with a congenital pericardial defect. We suggest that the association of traumatic TR and congenital pericardial defect has a high probability of occurrence. We hypothesize that traumatic rupture of valvular structures occurs readily in patients with congenital pericardial defects.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Kohoku General Hospital, Kinomoto, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Higashikawa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nishio
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kanamori
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kinoshita
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002815:Chordae Tendineae / Q000293:injuries; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D010496:Pericardium / Q000002:abnormalities*; D012421:Rupture; D014262:Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*