Citation

Kaljusto ML, Vengen OA, Tønnessen T. J. Heart Valve Dis. 2008; 17(5): 586-588.

Affiliation

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

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, ICR Publishers)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

18980095

Abstract

The case is reported of a 32-year-old male who sustained an aortic valve injury after a high-speed traffic accident. Several non-cardiac concomitant injuries were present, none of which was life-threatening. Cardiac surgery was performed on day 2 due to a grade III aortic valve insufficiency. As a large tear of the non-coronary cusp was evident, together with several concomitant injuries, valve replacement was considered to be the most optimal treatment in this case.

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