title: Repair of mitral valve and left atrioventricular disruption caused by blunt chest trauma.
abstract: We describe a case of acute cardiac failure in a patient involved in a motor vehicle accident. A diagnosis of acute mitral regurgitation and left atrioventricular disruption was made with transesophageal echocardiography. Successful repair was performed using the mitral valve leaflets to patch the disruption followed by valve replacement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky 40202, USA. dslater@ucsamd.com
authors.forename: A David
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Slater
authors.forename: Sujata
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Subramanian
authors.forename: Jiapeng
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bouvette
authors.forename: Sebastian
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pagni
authors.forename: Robert D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Dowling