AI Article Synopsis
- Three patients experienced a heart dislocation due to a tear in the pericardium along with a rupture of the tricuspid valve's papillary muscle.
- Only one patient had the heart dislocation suspected before surgery, indicating the condition can be hard to diagnose.
- Despite significant delays in treatment, all patients underwent surgery involving heart repositioning, pericardium closure, and tricuspid valve repair, and all survived.
Article Abstract
Three patients are described with the combination of a luxation of the heart through a pericardial tear and traumatic rupture of the papillary muscle of the tricuspid valve. In only 1 patient was the dislocation of the heart suspected preoperatively. In all 3 patients operative treatment was performed with considerable delay after the accident; nevertheless, all 3 patients survived. In all cases treatment consisted of repositioning of the heart, closure of the pericardium, and valvular repair of the tricuspid valve.
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