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A 59-year-old man with traumatic papillary muscle rupture following a motorcycle accident was successfully treated with semi-emergency mitral valve replacement and discharged on the 40th postoperative day.
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Transesophageal echocardiography is crucial for the early diagnosis of traumatic mitral valve papillary muscle rupture in patients with blunt chest trauma, especially when subcutaneous emphysema limits transthoracic imaging.
Successful MVR feasible in traumatic papillary muscle rupture; leaves open TEE's diagnostic role in blunt trauma.
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Kuroki et al. (2011) conducted a case report in Traumatic mitral regurgitation due to papillary muscle rupture (n=1). Mitral valve replacement was evaluated on Survival and hospital discharge. A 59-year-old man with traumatic papillary muscle rupture following a motorcycle accident was successfully treated with semi-emergency mitral valve replacement and discharged on the 40th postoperative day.
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