Aortic valve perforation secondary to blunt force trauma.

We report the case of a 63-year-old man who had a motor vehicle collision resulting in transection of the descending thoracic aorta, splenic pseudoaneurysm, and rupture of an aortic valve cusp causing severe aortic regurgitation. Despite replacement of the aortic valve, he died of multiorgan failure. PMID: 28670065 [PubMed - in process]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28670065?dopt=Abstract

Source: Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings - July 1, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Mehta S, Wilson G, Suarez K, Chiles CD Tags: Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent) Source Type: research

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