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Letter Case Reports
Aortic insufficiency and cardiac herniation associated with blunt chest trauma.
- Naritaka Kimura, Mikihiko Kudo, Tatsuo Takahashi, Kiyokazu Kokaji, and Ryohei Yozu.
- Int. J. Cardiol. 2009 Oct 2;137(2):e35-6.
AbstractAortic insufficiency and cardiac herniation due to pericardial rupture after blunt chest trauma are rare complications and are usually associated with high mortality. We report on a patient with simultaneous aortic insufficiency and cardiac herniation. He was involved in a falling accident, but initially presented no symptoms associated with the heart. At a later stage, he developed dyspnea on effort and a final diagnosis was completed. He was successfully treated surgically.
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