A case is described of acute torrential mitral regurgitation resulting from avulsion of both papillary muscles 12 hours after a blunt chest and abdominal injury. The intensive care and surgical management are discussed.
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Farmery, A. D., Chambers, P. H., & Banning, A. P. (1998). Delayed rupture of the mitral valve complicating blunt chest trauma. Emergency Medicine Journal, 15(6), 422–423. https://doi.org/10.1136/emj.15.6.422
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