Citation

Kaljusto ML, Vengen OA, Tønnessen T. J. Heart Valve Dis. 2009; 18(3): 345-346.

Affiliation

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Ullevål University Hospital, and University of Oslo, Norway. m.l.kaljusto@medisin.uio.no

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, ICR Publishers)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

19557995

Abstract

The case is reported of a 32-year-old male with an aortic valve injury received in a high-speed traffic accident. Several non-cardiac concomitant injuries were present, none of them life-threatening. Cardiac surgery was performed on day 2 due to a grade III aortic valve insufficiency. The presence of a large tear of the non-coronary cusp, and several concomitant injuries, led to valve replacement being considered the most optimal treatment for this patient.

Language: en