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Standardized Technique of Aortic Valve Re-implantation for Valve-sparing Aortic Root Replacement
Published on: December 11, 2017
A Simple Technique for Aortic Root Dissection and Massive Aortic Regurgitation Repair after Blunt Chest Trauma
Javier Gualis1, Mario Castaño2, Jose Manuel Martínez-Comendador2
1Complejo Asistencial Universitario de León, León, Spain. Electronic correspondence: javgua@hotmail.com.
Abstract:
Aortic regurgitation due to valve injury after blunt chest trauma is a rare condition that may be caused by leaflet or commissural rupture, aortic dissection, or a combination of both. The case is presented of a 48-year-old male patient with an aortic dissection and aortic valve commissural detachment and massive aortic regurgitation after a 12-meter vertical free fall and secondary thoracic blunt trauma. The aortic root tear and dissection was repaired with a continuous polypropylene 5/0 suture and subcommissural annuloplasty that restored the aortic valve geometry and resulted in a normally functioning aortic valve.
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