title: Isolated latent tricuspid regurgitation caused by blunt trauma.
abstract: Isolated tricuspid regurgitation with rupture of the chordae tendinae caused by blunt trauma is uncommon. We present a 20-year-old man who was asymptomatic for four months after a traffic accident, but then developed severe tricuspid regurgitation, caused by rupture of the chordae tendinae. We performed minimally invasive tricuspid valve repair with chordal reconstruction and annuloplasty. We discuss the optimal treatment of traumatic valve insufficiency in a young patient and review the literature.
authors: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Heart and Diabetes Center North Rhine-Westphalia, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany. qtgkk994@yahoo.co.jp
authors: N
authors: N
authors: Furukawa
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Hakim-Meibodi
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Gummert
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D002815:Chordae Tendineae / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014262:Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*