High-Risk Repair of Traumatic Mitral Valve Rupture in the Setting of Polytrauma
Abstract Background The rare complication of mitral valve rupture from blunt trauma is certainly not at the top of the differential of shock. Case Description We report the case of a 56-year-old woman who sustained numerous injuries after a 30-m fall with cardiogenic shock...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Georg Thieme Verlag KG
2018-01-01
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| Series: | The Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgeon Reports |
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| Online Access: | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0037-1621747 |