title: Ventricular septal rupture and mitral regurgitation caused by trauma.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Aziziye Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey. gundogdudr@gmail.com
authors.forename: Fuat
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gündoğdu
authors.forename: Yekta
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Gurlertop
authors.forename: Sakir
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Arslan
authors.forename: Hikmet
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kocak
authors.forename: Sule
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Karakelleoglu
authors.forename: Sebahattin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Atesal
mesh_terms: 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*