Abstract:Cardiac trauma often occurs in motor vehicle accidents. A 50-year-old female
driver was transported to our hospital with multiple trauma after a high-speed
car accident. After admission to the intensive care unit, cardiac ultrasound
examination revealed traumatic tricuspid valve papillary muscle rupture and
patent foramen ovale, while Lancisi's sign was noted on physical examination.
Surgical treatment was performed with valve annuloplasty and closure of the
patent foramen ovale and a covert right atrial defec… Show more
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