Unusual Cause of Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation

Unusual Cause of Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation

Tricuspid regurgitation (TR) is an uncommon and underdiagnosed complication of blunt chest trauma. Typical mechanisms include torn chordae, papillary muscle rupture, and radial leaflet tear. We describe an unusual case of traumatic TR due to circumferential avulsion of the anterior tricuspid leaflet...

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Main Authors: Daniel G. Bamira, MD, Aeshita Dwivedi, MD, Puneet Bhatla, MD, Dan Halpern, MD, Alan F. Vainrib, MD, Eugene Kim, MD, Elias Zias, MD, Muhamed Saric, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-11-01
Series:JACC: Case Reports
Subjects:
avulsion
cardiac magnetic resonance imaging
leaflet tear
motor vehicle accident
transesophageal echocardiography
tricuspid valve
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666084920310032

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