title: Post-traumatic tricuspid valve insufficiency. 2 cases of delayed clinical manifestation.
abstract: We present 2 cases of tricuspid insufficiency following blunt chest trauma: 1 was diagnosed 5 months after the trauma and the other, 20 years after the trauma. In both patients, the tricuspid valve was replaced with a porcine bioprosthesis, because valve repair was not considered feasible. These cases emphasize the variability of clinical presentation of post-traumatic tricuspid valve insufficiency and indicate the need for close follow-up of patients after major thoracic trauma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Pisa Medical School, Italy.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Bortolotti
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Scioti
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Milano
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Guglielmi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Benedetti
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tartarini
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Balbarini
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001705:Bioprosthesis; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D004452:Echocardiography; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D010210:Papillary Muscles / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D012086:Reoperation; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D014261:Tricuspid Valve / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D014262:Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*