VALVULOPLASTY IN TRAUMATIC AORTIC-INSUFFICIENCY DUE TO SUBTOTAL TEAR OF THE INTIMA

Authors
MIRALLES A FARINOLA T QUIROGA J OBI C HERNANDEZ J GRANADOS J FONTANILLAS C SAURA E BENITO M CALBET JM CASTELLS E
Citation
A. Miralles et al., VALVULOPLASTY IN TRAUMATIC AORTIC-INSUFFICIENCY DUE TO SUBTOTAL TEAR OF THE INTIMA, The Annals of thoracic surgery, 60(4), 1995, pp. 1098-1100
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery,"Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
The Annals of thoracic surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
00034975
Volume
60
Issue
4
Year of publication
1995
Pages
1098 - 1100
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-4975(1995)60:4<1098:VITADT>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
Aortic regurgitation is one of the usual pathologic findings necessita ting valve replacement in cardiac surgery. Several diseases may result in leaflet incompetence. Circumferential intimal tear of the aortic r oot with prolapse of the aortic valve commissures is a rare cause of a ortic incompetence. We report the repair of the aortic wall and valve in 1 patient with such a tear 6 months after an important thoracic tra uma. Three months after the aortic valve reconstruction the patient is in good condition and fully asymptomatic.