Late Aortic Valve Rupture After Blunt Chest Trauma

A 56-year-old woman hit by a truck while riding a bicycle was admitted to the emergency room for severe head, chest, and abdominal trauma. Urgent computed tomography scan showed a small subdural haematoma to the right parietal lobe, hepatic laceration that extends to the posterior –superior region of segment VII, multiple bone fractures, and small intramural haematoma of aortic arch.

Source: Heart, Lung and Circulation - July 6, 2020 Category: Cardiology Authors: Nunzio Davide de Manna, Stiljan Hoxha, Luca Felice Cerrito, Carletti Monica, Giuseppe Faggian, Giovanni Battista Luciani Tags: Images in ct surgery and cardiology Source Type: research