Repair of traumatic rupture of the aortic valve.
Traumatic aortic valve rupture is a rare complication of nonpenetrating cardiac injury and can be caused by a tear or avulsion of the valve. The most common method of treatment has been valve replacement, although valve repair has been successful in a few cases of cusp tear or detachment. We report a case of aortic valve commissural avulsion in which a reparative technique was applied and the natural valve was preserved.
Haskins
C D
CD
Department of Surgery, Medical Center of Delaware, Wilmington.
Shapira
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N
Rahman
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E
Serra
A J
AJ
McNicholas
K W
KW
Lemole
G M
GM
D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012421:Rupture; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000601:surgery*