TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2004//
TI  - Marfan syndrome as a predisposing factor for traumatic aortic insufficiency
JO  - Annals of thoracic surgery
A1  - Onorati, Francesco
A1  - De Santo, Luca Salvatore
A1  - Carozza, Antonio
A1  - De Feo, Marisa
A1  - Renzulli, Attilio
A1  - Cotrufo, Maurizio
SP  - 2192
EP  - 2194
VL  - 77
IS  - 6
N2  - Despite the increase in car accidents, aortic valve injury from blunt trauma remains rare. In one case, a 30-year-old Marfan male, who was under observation at our outpatient clinic, suffered from aortic regurgitation due to a tear in the left coronary cusp of a previously echocardiographically normal valve. Acute ventricular failure demanded surgical management within 3 days after an automobile accident. The case was successfully treated by replacement of the aortic valve with a no. 23 Sorin Bicarbon prosthesis. The patient fully recovered and experienced an uneventful 6 months of follow-up.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0003-4975
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0003-4975(03)01409-7
ID  - ref1
ER  -