Aortic valve rupture due to blunt chest trauma

José Eduardo Theodoro; Maria do Socorro Alves Oliveira; Henry Abensur; Gustavo Chiarello; Raphael Azevedo Barreto; Januário Manuel de Souza; Sérgio Almeida de Oliveira

doi:10.1590/s0066-782x2006001800028

Aortic valve rupture due to blunt chest trauma

Arq Bras Cardiol. 2006 Nov;87(5):e198-200. doi: 10.1590/s0066-782x2006001800028.

[Article in English, Portuguese]

Authors

José Eduardo Theodoro¹, Maria do Socorro Alves Oliveira, Henry Abensur, Gustavo Chiarello, Raphael Azevedo Barreto, Januário Manuel de Souza, Sérgio Almeida de Oliveira

Affiliation

¹ Hospital São Joaquim da Real e Benemérita Beneficência Portuguesa de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. theodoro@cardiol.br

PMID: 17396194
DOI: 10.1590/s0066-782x2006001800028

Abstract

We report a patient admitted to our hospital with aortic valve rupture due to blunt chest trauma. The aortic rupture was accurately identified by the transesophageal echocardiogram, allowing a better surgical approach.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Aortic Rupture / diagnostic imaging
Aortic Rupture / etiology*
Aortic Rupture / surgery
Echocardiography, Doppler
Echocardiography, Transesophageal
Heart Valve Prosthesis
Humans
Male
Thoracic Injuries / complications
Treatment Outcome
Wounds, Nonpenetrating / complications*