Traumatic acute mitral regurgitation secondary to blunt chest trauma

An 18-yr-old male involved in a motor vehicle accident developed acute traumatic mitral regurgitation with fulminant pulmonary edema and death. He had prominent V waves on his pulmonary arterial trace, a history of chest trauma, frothy pink pulmonary edema, and elevated pulmonary artery, wedge, and...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Bibliographische Detailangaben

Veröffentlicht in:	Critical care medicine 1983-04, Vol.11 (4), p.311-312
Hauptverfasser:	MUNIM, AMJAD, CHODOFF, PETER
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Heart Injuries - etiology Heart Injuries - physiopathology Humans Male Mitral Valve Pulmonary Edema - physiopathology Rupture Thoracic Injuries - complications
Online-Zugang:	Volltext
Tags:	Tag hinzufügen Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!