Acute aortic valve rupture secondary to blunt chest trauma.
Journal: Journal Of Cardiac Surgery
Published:
Abstract
Cardiac valve injury after blunt chest trauma is rare. We present a case of blunt chest trauma resulting in an isolated aortic valve rupture treated with aortic valve replacement.
Authors
Zubair Hashmi, Thomas Maher, Rajkumar Sugumaran, Rachel Hughes Doichev, Michael Hagerty