Aortic valve tear with severe aortic regurgitation following blunt chest trauma
<p>Abstract</p> <p>An aortic valve tear associated with aortic regurgitation following blunt chest trauma is seldom seen. In this case, a 55-year-old man sustained a non-penetrating chest injury caused by a sudden fall from 10 meters. This led to a sizable tear in the left coronary...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-06-01
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| Series: | Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery |
| Online Access: | http://www.cardiothoracicsurgery.org/content/6/1/84 |