Traumatic tricuspid regurgitation caused by myocardial laceration: a three-dimensional echocardiographic study.
A 19-year-old man was admitted for severe traumatic tricuspid regurgitation (TR) 4 months after a traffic accident. Transthoracic echocardiography revealed severe TR, with an abnormal chordal structure. Three-dimensional echocardiography showed widely lacerated right ventricular endocardium involving many subvalvular components. In this case of traumatic TR, three-dimensional echocardiography was useful not only for its diagnosis but also in providing important information for surgical decision making.
Department of Perinatology, National Cardiovascular Center, 5-7-1 Fujishirodai, Suita, Osaka, 565-8565, Japan. chiz@hsp.ncvc.go.jp
Chizuko
C
Kamiya
Takahiro
T
Ohara
Satoshi
S
Nakatani
Yukiko
Y
Oe
Kazuo
K
Niwaya
Akio
A
Ogawa
Hideaki
H
Kanzaki
Kazuhiko
K
Hashimura
Masafumi
M
Kitakaze
D019560:Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D022125:Lacerations / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D014262:Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D055815:Young Adult