Stentless bioprosthesis for treatment of traumatic aortic valve rupture

Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2012 Aug;20(4):450-1. doi: 10.1177/0218492311435820.

Abstract

Aortic valve rupture after blunt trauma to the chest is an infrequent complication that should be considered at the outset in examination of an accident victim. The presence of aortic regurgitation with hemodynamic instability is an indication for surgery. We implanted a stentless bioprosthesis after aortic valve rupture due to chest trauma in a 31-year-old man with schizophrenia.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aortic Valve / injuries*
  • Aortic Valve / surgery*
  • Bioprosthesis*
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Prosthesis Design
  • Rupture