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Acute aortic valvular incompetence following blunt thoracic deceleration injury: case report
D S German1, M J Shapiro, V L Willman
1Department of Surgery, St. Louis University School of Medicine, Missouri 63110.
The Journal of Trauma
|November 1, 1990
Abstract:
Blunt trauma leading to aortic valvular incompetence is rarely encountered, with 27 cases reported to date. All cusps and commissures are involved to a similar degree. Treatment includes either reattachment of cusps to the annulus (80% recurrence of incompetence) or valvular replacement (no recurrence). Valve replacement is the treatment of choice for these patients.