title: Diagnosis and treatment of traumatic tricuspid valve insufficiency.
abstract: Traumatic tricuspid valve insufficiency (TTVI) is a relatively uncommon disease. To summarize the experience in the diagnosis and treatment of TTVI, we have analyzed the clinical data of 3 patients with TTVI who were admitted to the department of cardiac surgery of our hospital between April 1997 to April 2002. Relevant literatures have also been reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, China. jiangchunli@sina.com
authors.forename: Chun-li
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Tian-xiang
authors.initials: TX
authors.lastname: Gu
authors.forename: Zhi-wei
authors.initials: ZW
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Zong-yi
authors.initials: ZY
authors.lastname: Xiu
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000503:physiopathology; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012494:Sampling Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014262:Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*