title: Aortic valve rupture due to blunt chest trauma.
abstract: We report a patient admitted to our hospital with aortic valve rupture due to blunt chest trauma. The aortic rupture was accurately identified by the transesophageal echocardiogram, allowing a better surgical approach.
authors: Hospital São Joaquim da Real e Benemérita Beneficência Portuguesa de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. theodoro@cardiol.br
authors: José Eduardo
authors: JE
authors: Theodoro
authors: Maria do Socorro Alves
authors: Mdo S
authors: Oliveira
authors: Henry
authors: H
authors: Abensur
authors: Gustavo
authors: G
authors: Chiarello
authors: Raphael Azevedo
authors: RA
authors: Barreto
authors: Januário Manuel
authors: JM
authors: de Souza
authors: Sérgio Almeida
authors: SA
authors: de Oliveira
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000150:complications; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*