Traumatic Mitral Valve and Pericardial Injury
Joint Authors
Abdel Sattar, Mohamed
Ummunissa, Firdous
Shaikh, Nissar
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-09-10
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Cardiac injury after blunt trauma is common but underreported.
Common cardiac trauma after the blunt chest injury (BCI) is cardiac contusion; it is very rare to have cardiac valve injury.
The mitral valve injury during chest trauma occurs when extreme pressure is applied at early systole during the isovolumic contraction between the closure of the mitral valve and the opening of the aortic valve.
Traumatic mitral valve injury can involve valve leaflet, chordae tendineae, or papillary muscles.
For the diagnosis of mitral valve injury, a high index of suspicion is required, as in polytrauma patients, other obvious severe injuries will divert the attention of the treating physician.
Clinical picture of patients with mitral valve injury may vary from none to cardiogenic shock.
The echocardiogram is the main diagnostic modality of mitral valve injuries.
Patient’s clinical condition will dictate the timing and type of surgery or medical therapy.
We report a case of mitral valve and pericardial injury in a polytrauma patient, successfully treated in our intensive care unit.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Shaikh, Nissar& Ummunissa, Firdous& Abdel Sattar, Mohamed. 2013. Traumatic Mitral Valve and Pericardial Injury. Case Reports in Critical Care،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Shaikh, Nissar…[et al.]. Traumatic Mitral Valve and Pericardial Injury. Case Reports in Critical Care No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Shaikh, Nissar& Ummunissa, Firdous& Abdel Sattar, Mohamed. Traumatic Mitral Valve and Pericardial Injury. Case Reports in Critical Care. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-467947
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-467947