title: Aortic valve repair of non-penetrating traumatic aortic regurgitation.
abstract: Traumatic aortic valve rupture is an extremely rare complication of non-penetrating cardiac injury, and may be caused by a tear or avulsion of the cusp or commissure. Transesophageal echocardiography represents the most important tool for evaluating the nature and extent of such traumatic lesions. The case is reported of a 74-year-old male who had sustained a non-penetrating chest injury in a motor vehicle accident, and suffered from aortic regurgitation as a result of rupture of the normal aortic valve. A primary valve repair was performed using an autologous pericardium patch.
authors.affiliation: Unité de chirurgie thoracique et cardiaque, département médico-chirurgical de cardiologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Poitiers, France. c.jayle@chu-poitiers.fr
authors.forename: Christophe P M
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Jayle
authors.forename: Didier
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Baudoin
authors.forename: Sebastien
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Franco
authors.forename: Jamil
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Haji-Chahine
authors.forename: Luc
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Christaens
authors.forename: Pierre J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Corbi
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000368:Aged; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010496:Pericardium / Q000637:transplantation*; D012421:Rupture; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*