Acute aortic and mitral valve regurgitation following blunt chest trauma.
Traumatic rupture of intracardiac structures is an uncommon phenomenon although there are a number of reports with regards to rupture of the tricuspid, mitral and aortic valves. We report the case of a 25-year-old patient who presented with acute aortic and mitral valve regurgitation of traumatic origin. Both lesions were seen separated by 2 weeks. Pathophysiology is reviewed. The combination of both aortic and mitral lesions following blunt chest trauma is almost exceptional.
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hospital Clínico, University of Barcelona, Villarroel 170, Barcelona 08036, Spain.
Eduardo
E
Bernabeu
Carlos A
CA
Mestres
Pablo
P
Loma-Osorio
Miguel
M
Josa