title: Stentless bioprosthesis for treatment of traumatic aortic valve rupture.
abstract: Aortic valve rupture after blunt trauma to the chest is an infrequent complication that should be considered at the outset in examination of an accident victim. The presence of aortic regurgitation with hemodynamic instability is an indication for surgery. We implanted a stentless bioprosthesis after aortic valve rupture due to chest trauma in a 31-year-old man with schizophrenia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital (CHU), Caen, France. fabiocutto@tiscali.it
authors.forename: Fabio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cuttone
authors.forename: Vladimir G
authors.initials: VG
authors.lastname: Saplacan
authors.forename: Dimitrios
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Buklas
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Massetti
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D001705:Bioprosthesis; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D012421:Rupture