Aortic valve rupture due to high-voltage electrical injury: case report.
In the heart, the most common sequelae after electrical injury are myocardial contusion and arrhythmias. A case is presented of segmental ventricular dysfunction and severe aortic regurgitation due to laceration of the right coronary cusp of the aortic valve caused by electrical injury. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first reported case of valvular rupture due to electrical injury.
Departments of Cardiology, School of Medicine Yüzüncü Yil University, Van and Corlu Sifa Hospital, Turkey. niyaziguler@hotmail.com
Niyazi
N
Güler
Cenap
C
Ozkara
Mustafa
M
Tuncer
Unal
U
Güntekin
Songül
S
Kocabas
D001021:Aortic Valve; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D004556:Electric Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D006341:Heart Rupture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D022125:Lacerations / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018754:Ventricular Dysfunction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery