Traumatic Aortic Valve Injury After Blunt Chest Trauma

Diana Pissarra; José Máximo; Isabel Campos; Paulo Pinho

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.10.070

Traumatic Aortic Valve Injury After Blunt Chest Trauma

Ann Thorac Surg. 2022 Aug;114(2):e109-e111. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.10.070. Epub 2021 Dec 16.

Authors

Diana Pissarra¹, José Máximo², Isabel Campos³, Paulo Pinho²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Centro Hospitalar Universitário S. João (CHUSJ), Porto, Portugal; Department of Physiology and Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal. Electronic address: u012869@chsj.min-saude.pt.
² Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Centro Hospitalar Universitário S. João (CHUSJ), Porto, Portugal; Department of Physiology and Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
³ Department of Cardiology, Hospital de Braga, Braga, Portugal.

PMID: 34921817
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.10.070

Abstract

Traumatic aortic valve regurgitation is a rare but potentially fatal complication of blunt chest trauma. We present the case of a 68-year-old woman who suffered from severe traumatic aortic valve regurgitation after a car accident. The patient was successfully treated by surgical replacement of the aortic valve with a biologic prosthesis.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

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Aortic Valve / diagnostic imaging
Aortic Valve / injuries
Aortic Valve / surgery
Aortic Valve Insufficiency* / diagnosis
Aortic Valve Insufficiency* / etiology
Aortic Valve Insufficiency* / surgery
Female
Humans
Thoracic Injuries* / complications
Thoracic Injuries* / diagnosis
Thoracic Injuries* / surgery
Wounds, Nonpenetrating* / complications
Wounds, Nonpenetrating* / diagnosis
Wounds, Nonpenetrating* / surgery