Acute Aortic Valvular Incompetence Following Blunt Thoracic Deceleration Injury
- 1 November 1990
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health
- Vol. 30 (11) , 1411-1412
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00005373-199011000-00018
Abstract
Blunt trauma leading to aortic valvular incompetence is rarely encountered, with 27 cases reported to date. All cusps and commissures are involved to a similar degree. Treatment includes either reattachment of cusps to the annulus (80% recurrence of incompetence) or valvular replacement (no recurrence). Valve replacement is the treatment of choice for these patients.Keywords
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