Traumatic tricuspid valve regurgitation and cerebral emboli.
We report a case of traumatic tricuspid valve regurgitation and late presentation with transient ischemic attacks caused by the presence of a right-to-left shunt through a small atrial septal defect.
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Providence St Vincent Hospital, Portland, Oregon, USA. ali_khaki@phsor.org
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D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006341:Heart Rupture / Q000209:etiology; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D002542:Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology*; D002546:Ischemic Attack, Transient / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D013997:Time Factors; D014262:Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology*