%0 Journal Article
%T Isolated rupture of bicuspid aortic valve following blunt chest trauma: a case report and systematic review of literature
%A Faraz Khan Luni
%A Fayyaz Hashmi
%A Hemindermeet Singh
%A Mohammed Taleb
%A Sajid Ali
%J Archive of "Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy".
%D 2017
%R 10.21037/cdt.2016.05.03
%X Blunt trauma to chest cause injury to various cardiac structures. Isolated rupture of aortic valve without aortic dissection is rare complication of blunt chest trauma and can be caused by a tear or avulsion of the valve. We report a case of a 35-year-old male who presented with severe aortic insufficiency due to rupture of a non-infected congenital bicuspid aortic valve following non-penetrating chest trauma. The diagnosis was suggested by echocardiography and was confirmed by intra-operative and histological findings. The patient was successfully treated with surgical valve replacement with uneventful postoperative course and recovery. We describe patho-physiology, clinical manifestations, management and the literature review of traumatic rupture of bicuspid aortic valve
%K Bicuspid aortic valve
%K traumatic rupture
%K blunt chest trauma
%K aortic insufficiency
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5253455/