Case report: Traumatic ventricular aneurysm combining tricuspid valve avulsion in a child: Diagnostic findings and treatment protocols

Dengshen Zhang; Shan Wei; Wenhong Tao; Yuanfeng Liao; Ruihan Xiao; Daxing Liu

doi:10.3389/fcvm.2022.928265

Case report: Traumatic ventricular aneurysm combining tricuspid valve avulsion in a child: Diagnostic findings and treatment protocols

Front Cardiovasc Med. 2022 Aug 23:9:928265. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.928265. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Dengshen Zhang¹, Shan Wei¹, Wenhong Tao², Yuanfeng Liao¹, Ruihan Xiao¹, Daxing Liu¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China.
² Department of Ultrasonography, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China.

Abstract

This case report is an extremely rare case of a traumatic left ventricular aneurysm in a 3-year-old child who also had tricuspid valve avulsion due to blunt trauma. The diagnostic findings and treatment protocols are discussed to provide a clinical reference.

Keywords: acquired left ventricular aneurysm; aneurysmoplasty; blunt cardiac injury; cardiac surgery; traumatic tricuspid regurgitation.

Publication types

Case Reports