Rupture of mitral chorda tendinea following blunt chest trauma

Acute mitral insufficiency, originated from rupture of mitral chordae tendineae secondary to nonpenetrating thoracic trauma, is an unusual condition. This diagnosis is difficult to establish because physical examination, electrocardiogram, and cardiac enzymes are neither sensitive nor specific. The...

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Published in:	Clinical cardiology (Mahwah, N.J.) Vol. 21; no. 4; pp. 300 - 301
Main Authors:	Grinberg, Alejandro Rubén, Finkielman, Javier Daniel, Piñeiro, Daniel, Festa, Hector, Cazenave, Claudio
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	New York Wiley Periodicals, Inc 01-04-1998 Wiley
Subjects:	Adult Biological and medical sciences chest chorda Chordae Tendineae - diagnostic imaging Chordae Tendineae - injuries Chordae Tendineae - surgery Echocardiography, Doppler Echocardiography, Transesophageal Electrocardiography Follow-Up Studies Humans Injuries of the thorax. Foreign bodies. Diseases due to physical agents insufficiency Male Medical sciences mitral Mitral Valve Insufficiency - diagnosis Mitral Valve Insufficiency - etiology Mitral Valve Insufficiency - surgery Rupture Short Communication Short Communications tendinea Thoracic Injuries - complications Thoracic Injuries - diagnosis Thoracic Injuries - surgery trauma Traumas. Diseases due to physical agents Wounds, Nonpenetrating - complications Wounds, Nonpenetrating - diagnosis Wounds, Nonpenetrating - surgery Sonography Human Mitral valve Echocardiography Respiratory disease Acute Diseases of the osteoarticular system Cardiovascular disease Thorax Trauma Mitral chordae tendinae Case study Cardiac valvular disease Tissue rupture Mitral regurgitation Complication
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Summary:	Acute mitral insufficiency, originated from rupture of mitral chordae tendineae secondary to nonpenetrating thoracic trauma, is an unusual condition. This diagnosis is difficult to establish because physical examination, electrocardiogram, and cardiac enzymes are neither sensitive nor specific. The diagnosis of rupture must be quickly established because this disorder may be fatal. This paper reports the case of a patient with acute mitral insufficiency secondary to a mitral valve chord rupture a week after a nonpenetrating thoracic trauma.
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ISSN:	0160-9289 1932-8737
DOI:	10.1002/clc.4960210415