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Ann Thorac Surg 2006;82:1093-1095
© 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case report

Delayed Traumatic Aortic Cusp Detachment Mimicking Aortic Dissection

Marco L.S. Matteucci, MD, Giuseppe Rescigno, MD, Gianluca Altamura, MD, Marcello Manfrin, MD, Alessandro D'Alfonso, MD, Gianpiero Piccoli, MD, Gianfranco Iacobone, MD*

AOUOORR Centro Cardiologico Lancisi, Ancona, Italy

Accepted for publication January 5, 2006.

* Address correspondence to Dr Matteucci, Cardiac Surgery, AOUOORR Centro Cardiologico Lancisi, Via Conca 71, 60020 Ancona, Italy (Email: sacha-m{at}libero.it).

We report a case of delayed detachment of the right coronary cusp, occurring 12 days after a motorcycle crash. Echocardiographic findings mimicked a type I De Bakey aortic dissection. A brief discussion of cause, evolution, diagnosis, and treatment is included.






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