PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - R M Donaldson
AU  - M Ballester
AU  - A F Rickards
TI  - Rupture of a papillary muscle of the tricuspid valve. Echocardiographic diagnosis.
AID  - 10.1136/hrt.48.3.291
DP  - 1982 Sep 01
TA  - British Heart Journal
PG  - 291--293
VI  - 48
IP  - 3
4099  - http://heart.bmj.com/content/48/3/291.short
4100  - http://heart.bmj.com/content/48/3/291.full
SO  - Heart1982 Sep 01; 48
AB  - 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.