SHOT THROUGH THE HEART: ACUTE SEVERE MITRAL REGURGITATION FROM CHORDAL RUPTURE FOLLOWING A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT

Blunt trauma to the chest is more frequently associated with cardiac contusion and aortic injury. However, in rare occasions patients can present with rupture of the mitral valvular apparatus. A 67-year-old male with a past medical history of hypertension presents with 4 days of progressively