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Ventricular Septal Rupture and Mitral Regurgitation Caused by Trauma
Author(s) -
Gündoğdu Fuat,
Gurlertop Yekta,
Arslan Sakir,
Kocak Hikmet,
Karakelleoglu Sule,
Atesal Sebahattin
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2007.00371.x
Subject(s) - atrioventricular septal defect , cardiology , medicine , mitral regurgitation , mitral valve , heart rupture , mitral valve regurgitation , heart disease , complication
We present a young patient with traumatic septal rupture following traffic accident in whom transthoracic echocardiography allowed comprehensive noninvasive assessment of location and size of the septal defect and structure atrioventricular valve apparatus.