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European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Vol 11, 1180-1182, Copyright © 1997 by European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery

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Surgical treatment of traumatic rupture of the normal aortic valve

Y Egoh, T Okoshi, J Anbe and T Akasaka
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, Japan.

Blunt trauma followed by aortic valvular insufficiency is a rare occurence. In one case, a male high-school student who had sustained a non-penetrative chest injury suffered from aortic regurgitation resulting from the rupture of the normal aortic valve. A sizable tear in the non-coronary cusp caused aortic insufficiency. The case was treated successfully by surgical replacement of the aortic valve with a No. 21 SJM prosthesis.

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