MITRAL AND TRICUSPID VALVE RUPTURE FROM BLUNT TRAUMA SUSTAINED DURING A MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISION
The incidence of mitral valve injury resulting from blunt trauma is low. This report presents the case of a 36-year-old male who survived the rupture of both his mitral and tricuspid valves after striking the steering wheel during a motor vehicle accident. Echocardiograms were used to make the diagnosis. (Authot/TRRL)
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Corporate Authors:
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
428 East Preston Street
Baltimore, MD United States 21202 -
Authors:
- Werne, M
- Sagraves, S G
- COSTA, C
- Publication Date: 1989-1
Language
- English
Media Info
- Features: References;
- Pagination: p. 113-5
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Serial:
- Journal of Trauma, Injury, Infection and Critical Care
- Volume: 21
- Issue Number: 1
- Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
- ISSN: 0022-5282
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Crashes; Detection and identification; Detectors; Heart; Injuries; Injury severity; Steering wheels; Thorax
- Uncontrolled Terms: Causes; Severity
- ITRD Terms: 1643: Accident; 9003: Cause; 9115: Detection; 2161: Fracture (bone); 2037: Heart; 2163: Injury; 1623: Severity (accid, injury); 1307: Steering wheel; 2083: Thorax
- Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00493017
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
- Files: ITRD, TRIS
- Created Date: May 31 1990 12:00AM