Multiple intracardiac lesions after blunt chest trauma.
Closed chest trauma can cause rupture of intracardiac structures. We report the case of a 17-year-old boy whose chest was trodden by a horse. He sustained rupture of tricuspid and aortic valve leaflets and rupture of the interventricular septum. He underwent surgical repair of these lesions, but aortic insufficiency developed 2 years later and the aortic valve was replaced with a mechanical prosthesis.
Aris
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Department of Cardiac Surgery, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain. aaris@hsp.santpau.es
Delgado
L J
LJ
Montiel
J
J
Subirana
M T
MT
D000293:Adolescent; D000818:Animals; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology; D006346:Heart Septum / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006736:Horses; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012086:Reoperation; D012421:Rupture; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D014261:Tricuspid Valve / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*