Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 23, Issue 8 , Pages 903.e1-903.e3 , August 2010

Traumatic Tricuspid Regurgitation Caused by Myocardial Laceration: A Three-Dimensional Echocardiographic Study

  • Chizuko Kamiya, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Perinatology, National Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Chizuko Kamiya, MD, National Cardiovascular Center, Department of Perinatology, 5-7-1 Fujishirodai, Suita, Osaka, 565-8565, Japan.
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  • Takahiro Ohara, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, National Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan
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  • Satoshi Nakatani, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Functional Diagnostics, Department of Health Sciences, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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  • Yukiko Oe, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, National Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan
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  • Kazuo Niwaya, MD

      Affiliations

    • Surgical Department, Gratia Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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  • Akio Ogawa, BS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Physiology, Osaka Minami Medical Center, Osaka, Japan
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  • Hideaki Kanzaki, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, National Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan
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  • Kazuhiko Hashimura, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, National Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan
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  • Masafumi Kitakaze, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, National Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan

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 This work is supported by grants from the Japan Cardiovascular Research Foundation.

PII: S0894-7317(09)01152-3

doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2009.12.003

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 23, Issue 8 , Pages 903.e1-903.e3 , August 2010

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