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  • Title: Traumatic tricuspid papillary muscle and chordae rupture: emerging role of three-dimensional echocardiography.
    Author: Reddy VK, Nanda S, Bandarupalli N, Pothineni KR, Nanda NC.
    Journal: Echocardiography; 2008 Jul; 25(6):653-7. PubMed ID: 18485008.
    Abstract:
    We describe a patient with blunt traumatic chest injury in whom three-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography (3DTTE) confirmed the findings of a flail anterior tricuspid valve leaflet and ruptured anterior papillary muscle seen on two-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography, and in addition identified multiple chordae tendinae rupture of the posterior leaflet. Open heart surgery confirmed the findings. The emerging role of 3DTTE in defining the true extent of traumatic tricuspid valvular injury is highlighted.
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