Traumatic Tricuspid Valve Rupture after Blunt XXXX - A Case Report and Review of the Literature.

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INTRODUCTION: Despite the high frequency of @entity764 secondary to traffic related accidents, the blunt @entity7086 is extremely rare. METHOD: Case report and review of the literature using PubMed/MEDLINE and EMBASE databases. RESULT: A 38 year old female @entity1 , victim of car accident was admitted. On primary survey the @entity1 was conscious, cooperative and hemodynamic and respiratory stable. On secondary survey was found a bilateral open leg @entity174 and a seat belt sign. Whole body Computed Tomography revealed minimal haemorrhagic contusion of the cortex, @entity2004 and @entity5229 , bilateral @entity174 , @entity409 , left @entity2249 and @entity174 to the lumbar spinal column. After bilateral pleurostomy, the @entity1 becomes hemodynamically unstable, but with no signs of external @entity548 . The transthoracic echocardiography revealed an acute severe @entity997 with @entity99 . After orthopaedic surgeries, the tricuspid valve @entity397 was managed by replacing the valve with a bioprostheses. The hospital stay was 122 days. CONCLUSION: Only a high index of suspicion may reveal @entity299 as a cause for @entity1344 in acute setting.
