Traumatic mitral valve rupture in a child.

McCrory, D; Craig, B; O'Kane, H · Ann Thorac Surg · 1991

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

The case of a 6-year-old boy who ruptured his mitral valve after blunt chest trauma and who subsequently had successful mitral valve replacement with a size 25 St. Judge Medical prosthesis is reported. The diagnosis, investigation, and treatment of traumatic valvar rupture are discussed.

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