title: Acute aortic valve rupture secondary to blunt chest trauma.
abstract: Cardiac valve injury after blunt chest trauma is rare. We present a case of blunt chest trauma resulting in an isolated aortic valve rupture treated with aortic valve replacement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery and Cardiology, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15212, USA. z_hashmi@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Zubair A
authors.initials: ZA
authors.lastname: Hashmi
authors.forename: Thomas D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Maher
authors.forename: Rajkumar K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Sugumaran
authors.forename: Rachel A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Hughes-Doichev
authors.forename: Michael F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Hagerty
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012421:Rupture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery