Ventricular septal rupture and mitral regurgitation caused by trauma.
We present a young patient with traumatic septal rupture following traffic accident in whom transthoracic echocardiography allowed comprehensive noninvasive assessment of location and size of the septal defect and structure atrioventricular valve apparatus.
Gündoğdu
Fuat
F
Department of Cardiology, Aziziye Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey. gundogdudr@gmail.com
Gurlertop
Yekta
Y
Arslan
Sakir
S
Kocak
Hikmet
H
Karakelleoglu
Sule
S
Atesal
Sebahattin
S
D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006346:Heart Septum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D014463:Ultrasonography; D018658:Ventricular Septal Rupture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*