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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Main Authors: chen Xin, Ni Yiming, Li Weidong, Ma Liang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-06-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Online Access:http://www.cardiothoracicsurgery.org/content/6/1/84

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