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Ann Thorac Surg 2000;69:1251-1253
© 2000 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

CASE REPORTS

Repair of traumatic aortic valve disruption and descending aortic transection

Leonard Girardi, MDa, O. Wayne Isom, MDa

a Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, New York, New York, USA

Address reprint requests to Dr Girardi, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, 525 E 68th St, F-2103, New York, NY 10021

Traumatic aortic transection after acute deceleration injury remains a highly lethal condition. Concomitant aortic valve disruption is exceedingly rare, and can complicate the timing of surgical management. This report describes the management and outcome of a patient with these types of injuries.




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