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Acute aortic and mitral valve regurgitation following blunt chest trauma

Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hospital Clínico, University of Barcelona, Villarroel 170, Barcelona 08036, Spain

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Traumatic rupture of intracardiac structures is an uncommon phenomenon although there are a number of reports with regards to rupture of the tricuspid, mitral and aortic valves. We report the case of a 25-year-old patient who presented with acute aortic and mitral valve regurgitation of traumatic origin. Both lesions were seen separated by 2 weeks. Pathophysiology is reviewed. The combination of both aortic and mitral lesions following blunt chest trauma is almost exceptional.

Key Words: Blunt chest trauma; Acute aortic insufficiency; Acute mitral insufficiency

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