Abstract
Severe mitral regurgitation developed in a patient after a lateral-impact motor vehicle accident. The papillary muscle head was disrupted without evidence of other myocardial injury. We hypothesize that a dramatic and sudden increase in intrathoracic pressure may have produced the injury. The patient experienced progressive heart failure and underwent successful mitral valve repair 9 days after the accident.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1526-1528 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Annals of Thoracic Surgery |
| Volume | 61 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - May 1996 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Surgery
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine