RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Rupture of a papillary muscle of the tricuspid valve. Echocardiographic diagnosis.
JF British Heart Journal
JO Heart
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Cardiovascular Society
SP 291
OP 293
DO 10.1136/hrt.48.3.291
VO 48
IS 3
A1 R M Donaldson
A1 M Ballester
A1 A F Rickards
YR 1982
UL http://heart.bmj.com/content/48/3/291.abstract
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.