title: [Mitral annuloplasty ring dehiscence after blunt chest trauma].
abstract: A case of recurrent severe mitral regurgitation following blunt chest trauma with deceleration injury in a 61-year-old woman is presented. The patient had undergone previous CABG and mitral annuloplasty with the use of a flexible (Duran) ring. At reoperation, partial dehiscence of the annuloplasty ring, which had become rigid, was found. This was successfully repaired.
authors.affiliation: II Katedra i Klinika Kardiochirurgii Slaskiej Akademii Medycznej, ul Ziołowa 47, 40-635 Katowice, Poland. kolowca@home.pl
authors.forename: Maciej
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kolowca
authors.forename: Wojciech
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Domaradzki
authors.forename: Jolanta
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Biernat
authors.forename: Krzysztof
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gołba
authors.forename: Adam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Szafranek
authors.forename: Andrzej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Błach
authors.forename: Stanisław
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Woś
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D005260:Female; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012086:Reoperation; D013898:Thoracic Injuries; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating