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Ann Thorac Surg
; 61(5): 1526-8, 1996 May.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-8633976
ABSTRACT
Severe mitral regurgitation developed in a patient after a lateral-impact motor vehicle accident. The papillary muscle head was disrupted without evidence of other myocardial injury. We hypothesize that a dramatic and sudden increase in intrathoracic pressure may have produced the injury. The patient experienced progressive heart failure and underwent successful mitral valve repair 9 days after the accident.