TY - JOUR T1 - Rupture of a papillary muscle of the tricuspid valve. Echocardiographic diagnosis. JF - British Heart Journal JO - Heart SP - 291 LP - 293 DO - 10.1136/hrt.48.3.291 VL - 48 IS - 3 AU - R M Donaldson AU - M Ballester AU - A F Rickards Y1 - 1982/09/01 UR - http://heart.bmj.com/content/48/3/291.abstract N2 - Abnormal tricuspid valve structure and motion resulting from the rupture of a right ventricular papillary muscle were visualised by two dimensional echocardiography. These findings were confirmed at operation. Two dimensional echocardiography appears to be a satisfactory method for evaluating patients with tricuspid regurgitation of sudden onset with a view to surgery. ER -