Bolinger B S, Winslow T M
Department of Medicine, Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Chest. 1994 Apr;105(4):1286-8. doi: 10.1378/chest.105.4.1286.
Acute tricuspid insufficiency is an uncommon cause of cardiogenic shock. Previous reported cases have involved patients with right ventricular infarction. We report a case of acute tricuspid insufficiency causing cardiogenic shock in a patient without evidence of right ventricular infarction. Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) was used to diagnose a ruptured chordae tendinae as the etiology of tricuspid insufficiency.