title: Valve repair with chordal replacement for traumatic tricuspid regurgitation.
abstract: A 70-year-old woman who had fatiguability due to right heart failure seven years after receiving blunt chest trauma in a road traffic accident presented to our hospital. Preoperative echocardiography revealed severe tricuspid regurgitation resulting from prolapse of the anterior leaflet. The valve was repaired by chordal replacement with expanded polytetrafluoroethylene sutures and DeVega annuloplasty. At three months after surgery, the patient is in good clinical condition, and repeat echocardiography revealed only mild tricuspid regurgitation.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Surgery, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sugita
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Watarida
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Katsuyama
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakajima
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mori
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000368:Aged; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D002815:Chordae Tendineae / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010210:Papillary Muscles / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D013536:Suture Techniques; D014261:Tricuspid Valve / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D014262:Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene