Unusual cases of acute mitral valve regurgitation

Severe acute mitral regurgitation without early surgical correction can lead to congestive left-sided heart failure and quick death. Traumatic mechanism is one of its rare causes and is described in the literature mainly after blunt chest injuries in car accidents. In our case reports, we deal with cases of patients who have been diagnosed with a significant mitral regurgitation with rupture of chordae tendineae with symptoms of left ventricular failure requiring cardiac surgery. The onset of symptoms was associated with traumatic events of small or mild intensity.