Isolated Perforation of Left Coronary Cusp after Blunt Chest Trauma

Left coronary cusp perforation is an extremely rare consequence of blunt chest trauma. A 22-year-old male presented after a motor vehicle accident with dyspnea. Transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE) and transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE) showed moderate to severe aortic regurgitation with prolapsing...

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Main Authors: Rohit Maini, Razvan T. Dadu, Daniel Addison, Luke Cunningham, Ihab Hamzeh, Matthew Wall, Nasser Lakkis, Rashed Tabbaa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Cardiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/235629