title: Late simultaneous presentation of left ventricular pseudoaneurysm and tricuspid regurgitation after blunt chest trauma.
abstract: A 32-yr-old man developed progressive exertional dyspnea 4 yr after blunt chest trauma due to an automobile accident. Two-dimensional echocardiography and computed-tomographic coronary angiography demonstrated a large pseudoaneurysm of the left ventricle and severe tricuspid regurgitation. The patient underwent successful surgical exclusion of the pseudoaneurysm by endoaneurysmal patch closure and repair of the tricuspid valve regurgitation. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of these 2 different pathologies presenting late simultaneously after blunt chest trauma and successful surgical repairs in the published literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Haeundae Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea. minhoki@naver.com
authors.forename: Ho-Ki
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Min
authors.forename: Do Kyun
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Hee Jae
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Jun
authors.forename: Youn-Ho
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.forename: Sang-Hoon
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Seol
authors.forename: Kyubok
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Jong Woon
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Cheol Kyu
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Oh
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000175:diagnosis; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014261:Tricuspid Valve; D014262:Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014463:Ultrasonography