title: Flail tricuspid valve secondary to blunt chest trauma.
abstract: A 78-year-old man admitted with complaints of breathlessness of 1 year and typical chest pain of 2 months duration. He had a blunt chest trauma 7 years back. Transthoracic echocardiography revealed severe tricuspid regurgitation due to a flail anterior leaflet of the tricuspid valve. It also revealed global left ventricular dysfunction. Flail tricuspid valve causing severe regurgitation is usually due to mechanical trauma. Since it is well tolerated for years, the diagnosis may be delayed or missed entirely. Echocardiography has allowed easier diagnosis of this condition resulting in earlier and, hence, more effective treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Sunil Kumar
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Srinivas
authors.forename: Shivanand
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Patil
authors.forename: Rangaraj
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ramalingam
authors.forename: Shivakumar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bhairappa
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D018618:Echocardiography, Doppler, Color; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013997:Time Factors; D014261:Tricuspid Valve / Q000293:injuries*; D014262:Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*