Blunt ascending aortic injuries are rare in clinical practice. Aortic valve regurgitation is an uncommon consequence of closed chest injury. It is caused by either ruptured valve cusp or when subadventitial rupture of the ascending aorta causes prolapse of subjacent valve cusp. Most of the blunt aortic injuries are secondary to high speed motor vehicle accident or falls from significant height. We report on a 33-year-old man who sustained an injury during a rugby game and presented with severe aortic regurgitation secondary to subadventitial rupture of ascending aorta on a background of asymptomatic dilated aortic root. He underwent emergency operation for torrential aortic regurgitation and severe left ventricular failure.
Download full-text PDF |
Source |
|---|---|
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2007.10.015 | DOI Listing |
Publication Analysis
Top Keywords
Similar Publications
Reevaluating Normal-Flow Low-Gradient Severe Aortic Stenosis: Clinical Phenotypes and Outcomes in Severe Aortic Stenosis Among TAVR Patients.
J Am Soc Echocardiogr
January 2025
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
Background: Aortic stenosis (AS) is a complex condition with various hemodynamic subtypes, each with distinct clinical profiles and outcomes. This study aimed to assess the characteristics and outcomes of different AS phenotypes based on flow and gradient patterns.
Methods: In this retrospective cohort study, we included 930 patients who underwent transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) for severe symptomatic AS at Mayo Clinic sites from 2012-2017.
Fate of Semilunar Valves From Discarded Hearts at the Time of Pediatric Heart Retransplantation.
Pediatr Transplant
February 2025
The Heart Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
Background: Partial heart transplantation (PHT) is a novel procedure for children in need of a growing valve replacement option. One challenge is identifying suitable donor valves. Semilunar heart valves from patients receiving a retransplant may be a source, however their functionality and growth potential especially at the time of retransplant are unknown.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGiant Right Atrial Myxoma Coexisting With Tricuspid Regurgitation, Coronary Artery Disease, and Aortic Stenosis.
Cureus
December 2024
Cardiovascular and Thoracic Unit, Department of Surgery, Lampang Hospital, Lampang, THA.
A 70-year-old man presented to our hospital with chest discomfort and epigastric pain. Echocardiography revealed a giant atrial myxoma in the right atrium with severe tricuspid regurgitation. The aortic valve was calcified, and severe aortic stenosis was observed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAortic Unicuspid Valve Surgery in a Young Patient: A Case Report.
Cureus
December 2024
Cardiovascular Surgery, Sapporo Medical University, Sapporo, JPN.
The patient was a 33-year-old male. He was noted to have a systolic murmur in the aortic valve region during childhood and underwent balloon valvuloplasty at a pediatric clinic. However, he was not followed up thereafter.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSymptomatic aortic regurgitation treated by transcatheter aortic valve implantation in young patients with congenital aortic stenosis.
Kardiol Pol
January 2024
Institute of Cardiology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland.
Want AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?
Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!