The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 49, 143-144, Copyright © 1990 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Aortic valvoplasty for traumatic aortic insufficiency: a 2-year follow- up
Y Ovil, R Wahi, P Liu and B Goldman
Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, Ontario, Canada.
A 23-year-old man sustained acute rupture of an aortic valve cusp in a
motorcycle accident. We repaired the valve using an autologous pericardial
patch. A 2-year follow-up two-dimensional echocardiogram and Doppler study
show completely normal appearance and function.