Isolated rupture of bicuspid aortic valve following blunt chest trauma: a case report and systematic review of literature.
Blunt trauma to chest cause injury to various cardiac structures. Isolated rupture of aortic valve without aortic dissection is rare complication of blunt chest trauma and can be caused by a tear or avulsion of the valve. We report a case of a 35-year-old male who presented with severe aortic insufficiency due to rupture of a non-infected congenital bicuspid aortic valve following non-penetrating chest trauma. The diagnosis was suggested by echocardiography and was confirmed by intra-operative and histological findings. The patient was successfully treated with surgical valve replacement with uneventful postoperative course and recovery. We describe patho-physiology, clinical manifestations, management and the literature review of traumatic rupture of bicuspid aortic valve.
1 Department of Cardiovascular Fellowship, 2 Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Mercy St Vincent Medical Center and Hospital, Toledo, OH, USA.
Hemindermeet
H
Singh
1 Department of Cardiovascular Fellowship, 2 Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Mercy St Vincent Medical Center and Hospital, Toledo, OH, USA.
Sajid
S
Ali
1 Department of Cardiovascular Fellowship, 2 Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Mercy St Vincent Medical Center and Hospital, Toledo, OH, USA.
Faraz Khan
FK
Luni
1 Department of Cardiovascular Fellowship, 2 Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Mercy St Vincent Medical Center and Hospital, Toledo, OH, USA.
Fayyaz
F
Hashmi
1 Department of Cardiovascular Fellowship, 2 Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Mercy St Vincent Medical Center and Hospital, Toledo, OH, USA.
Mohammed
M
Taleb
Bicuspid aortic valve; aortic insufficiency; blunt chest trauma; traumatic rupture