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  • Title: [Severe mitral regurgitation following blunt trauma of the chest as a cause of over heart failure].
    Author: Wozakowska-Kapłon B, Jaskulska-Niedziela E.
    Journal: Kardiol Pol; 2009 Oct; 67(10):1110-3. PubMed ID: 20017078.
    Abstract:
    A case of a 33-year-old previously healthy man who due to a car accident suffered from severe multiorgan injuries, is presented. Two months following the injury, the patient developed symptoms of severe heart failure. A significant mitral regurgitation was confirmed together with a torn chordate tendineae being the main cause of the valve dysfunction. Mitral valve plasty was performed using a Carpentier Edwards mitral ring. After 14 months, the patient was selected for reoperation due to the endocarditis process which also affected the mitral ring. The patient had a St. Jude Medical 27-mm mitral valve implanted.
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