Repair of traumatic tricuspid regurgitation by bicuspidization.
Traumatic tricuspid regurgitation is a fairly rare complication following blunt chest trauma but not as uncommon as it was believed to be before the advent of transthoracic echocardiography. We report a case of severe tricuspid regurgitation with ruptured chordae tendineae 10 years after blunt chest trauma that was successfully repaired with a simple method. The operative technique consisted of plication of the anteroposterior commissure to create a bicuspid valve, along with ring annuloplasty.
Doi
Atsuo
A
Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Funabashi Municipal Medical Center, 1-21-1, Kanasugi, Funabashi, Chiba, 273-8588, Japan. atsuo-doi@umin.net
Takahara
Yoshiharu
Y
Mogi
Kenji
K
Hatakeyama
Masaharu
M
D000328:Adult; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D002815:Chordae Tendineae / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012421:Rupture; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014261:Tricuspid Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D014262:Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D014463:Ultrasonography