TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Traumatic aortic valve injury after blunt chest trauma
JO  - Annals of thoracic surgery
A1  - Pissarra, Diana
A1  - Máximo, José
A1  - Campos, Isabel
A1  - Pinho, Paulo
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - Traumatic aortic valve regurgitation is a rare but potentially fatal complication of blunt chest trauma. We present the case of a 68-year-old woman who suffered from severe traumatic aortic valve regurgitation after a car accident. The patient was successfully treated by surgical replacement of the aortic valve with a biological prosthesis.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0003-4975
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.10.070
ID  - ref1
ER  -