European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Vol 10, 806-808, Copyright © 1996 by European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery
Mitral valve disruption following blunt trauma: case report and review of the literature
V Pathi, B Jones and KG Davidson
Department of Cardiac Surgery, Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, Scotland.
We present two successfully treated cases of mitral valve rupture following
blunt chest trauma. A review of the literature demonstrates the rarity of
this condition and the categories of injury pattern as demonstrated by our
patients.