Marfan syndrome as a predisposing factor for traumatic aortic insufficiency

Ann Thorac Surg. 2004 Jun;77(6):2192-4. doi: 10.1016/S0003-4975(03)01409-7.

Abstract

Despite the increase in car accidents, aortic valve injury from blunt trauma remains rare. In one case, a 30-year-old Marfan male, who was under observation at our outpatient clinic, suffered from aortic regurgitation due to a tear in the left coronary cusp of a previously echocardiographically normal valve. Acute ventricular failure demanded surgical management within 3 days after an automobile accident. The case was successfully treated by replacement of the aortic valve with a no. 23 Sorin Bicarbon prosthesis. The patient fully recovered and experienced an uneventful 6 months of follow-up.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Accidents, Traffic
  • Adult
  • Aortic Valve / injuries
  • Aortic Valve / pathology*
  • Aortic Valve / surgery
  • Aortic Valve Insufficiency / etiology*
  • Aortic Valve Insufficiency / surgery
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Marfan Syndrome / diagnosis
  • Marfan Syndrome / pathology*
  • Thoracic Injuries / complications*
  • Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / etiology