title: [Severe mitral regurgitation following blunt trauma of the chest as a cause of over heart failure].
abstract: A case of a 33-year-old previously healthy man who due to a car accident suffered from severe multiorgan injuries, is presented. Two months following the injury, the patient developed symptoms of severe heart failure. A significant mitral regurgitation was confirmed together with a torn chordate tendineae being the main cause of the valve dysfunction. Mitral valve plasty was performed using a Carpentier Edwards mitral ring. After 14 months, the patient was selected for reoperation due to the endocarditis process which also affected the mitral ring. The patient had a St. Jude Medical 27-mm mitral valve implanted.
authors.affiliation: Kliniczny Oddział Kardiologii, Swietokrzyskie Centrum Kardiologii, ul. Grunwaldzka 45, 25-736 Kielce. bw.kaplon@poczta.onet.pl
authors.forename: Beata
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wozakowska-Kapłon
authors.forename: Elzbieta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Jaskulska-Niedziela
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012086:Reoperation; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery