Meel Ruchika, Ngutshane Bongane, Gonçalves Ricardo, Mogaladi Shungu
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Department of General Surgery, Division of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Charlotte Maxeke Hospital, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Case Rep Cardiol. 2020 Mar 31;2020:8505894. doi: 10.1155/2020/8505894. eCollection 2020.
A 25-year-old male presented after a motor vehicle accident with tricuspid valve (TV) regurgitation, due to a flail TV secondary to papillary muscle rupture. We highlight the importance of three-dimensional echocardiographic imaging of the tricuspid valve and its utility in aiding a successful surgical repair.
一名25岁男性在机动车事故后出现三尖瓣反流,原因是乳头肌破裂导致三尖瓣连枷样病变。我们强调三尖瓣三维超声心动图成像的重要性及其在辅助成功进行外科修复中的作用。