Traumatic Aortic Valve Injury After Blunt Chest Trauma.

Pissarra, Diana; Máximo, José; Campos, Isabel; Pinho, Paulo · Ann Thorac Surg · 2022

case_report · Level V

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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.

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