Repair of Posttraumatic Tricuspid Regurgitation Using Artificial Chordae and an Annuloplasty Ring.
- Author:
Kuk Hui SON
1
;
Ho Sung SON
;
Jae Ho CHUNG
;
Won Jae CHUNG
;
Kyung SUN
;
Sung Ho LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Korea University, Korea. hssonmd@dreamwiz.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Trauma;
Tricuspid Valve;
Annuloplasty, tricuspid;
Tricuspid valve, repair
- MeSH:
Dilatation;
Dyspnea;
Edema;
Emergencies;
Humans;
Middle Aged;
Motor Vehicles;
Rupture;
Tricuspid Valve;
Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2008;41(4):489-491
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A 52-year-old man was taken to the emergency room following a motor vehicle accident. An echocardiogram showed moderate to severe tricuspid regurgitation due to rupture of the anterior chordae. An operation to repair the traumatic tricuspid regurgitation was recommended; however, the patient refused because he was asymptomatic. Two years later, he developed mild generalized edema and dyspnea. The echocardiogram revealed progressive severe tricuspid regurgitation and annular dilatation. We treated the posttraumatic tricuspid regurgitation successfully using artificial chordae and ring annuloplasty.
