Delayed traumatic aortic cusp detachment mimicking aortic dissection.
We report a case of delayed detachment of the right coronary cusp, occurring 12 days after a motorcycle crash. Echocardiographic findings mimicked a type I De Bakey aortic dissection. A brief discussion of cause, evolution, diagnosis, and treatment is included.
Matteucci
Marco L S
ML
AOUOORR Centro Cardiologico Lancisi, Ancona, Italy. sacha-m@libero.it
Rescigno
Giuseppe
G
Altamura
Gianluca
G
Manfrin
Marcello
M
D'Alfonso
Alessandro
A
Piccoli
Gianpiero
G
Iacobone
Gianfranco
G
D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001011:Aorta / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009049:Motorcycles; D009104:Multiple Trauma; D012850:Sinus of Valsalva / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery