TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1996//
TI  - Mitral valve injury after blunt chest trauma
JO  - Annals of thoracic surgery
A1  - McDonald, M. L.
A1  - Orszulak, T. A.
A1  - Bannon, M. P.
A1  - Zietlow, S. P.
SP  - 1024
EP  - 1029
VL  - 61
IS  - 3
N2  - Isolated mitral valve injury after blunt chest trauma is a very rare event. This disruption, causing sudden and severe mitral regurgitation, will rapidly lead to congestive heart failure and death unless operatively corrected. A high index of suspicion coupled with appropriate diagnostic tests will provide the diagnosis and allow operative correction. We report a patient who survived this injury and review all previous reports of blunt traumatic disruption of the mitral valve.<p /> <p>Language: en</p> 
LA  - en
SN  - 0003-4975
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0003-4975(95)01034-3
ID  - ref1
ER  -