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THE INCIDENCE OF MITRAL VALVE INJURY RESULTING FROM BLUNT TRAUMA IS LOW. THIS REPORT PRESENTS THE CASE OF A 36-YEAR-OLD MALE WHO SURVIVED THE RUPTURE OF BOTH HIS MITRAL AND TRICUSPID VALVES AFTER STRIKING THE STEERING WHEEL DURING A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT. ECHOCARDIOGRAMS WERE USED TO MAKE THE DIAGNOSIS.(Author/publisher).