Detection of flail tricuspid valve many years after blunt chest trauma

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Gülel O., Demir S., Gol M. K.

European Journal of Echocardiography, cilt.9, sa.1, ss.119-120, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 9 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2008
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.euje.2007.03.038
  • Dergi Adı: European Journal of Echocardiography
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.119-120
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Blunt chest trauma, Echocardiography, Flail tricuspid valve
  • Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Posttraumatic tricuspid insufficiency is a rare clinical entity that is mostly associated with traffic accidents causing nonpenetrating chest wall injury. Here we report a patient with a flail tricuspid valve detected many years after blunt chest trauma at work place. © The Author 2007.