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Case Report: Lessons Learned From Aortic Valve Rupture After Blunt Chest Trauma
Aortic valve rupture (AVR) due to blunt chest trauma is extremely rare in the pediatric population, and little attention has been paid to such damages. Early diagnosis of AVR may not be easy in patients with multiple competing injuries and poor acoustic windows. We report a case of delayed diagnosis...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8160429/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34055694 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fped.2021.660519 |
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author | Zhao, Qu-ming Lai, Ling-yu He, Lan Liu, Fang |
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description | Aortic valve rupture (AVR) due to blunt chest trauma is extremely rare in the pediatric population, and little attention has been paid to such damages. Early diagnosis of AVR may not be easy in patients with multiple competing injuries and poor acoustic windows. We report a case of delayed diagnosis of AVR in a 12-year-old boy after falling from a height of 15 meters, who presented with recurrent hemoptysis and ventilator dependence. This rare case highlights the importance of performing transesophageal echocardiography in trauma patients when the images of transthoracic echocardiography are suboptimal, especially for those presenting with signs and symptoms suggestive of heart failure. The overall prognosis of aortic valve replacement is good. |
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spelling | pubmed-81604292021-05-29 Case Report: Lessons Learned From Aortic Valve Rupture After Blunt Chest Trauma Zhao, Qu-ming Lai, Ling-yu He, Lan Liu, Fang Front Pediatr Pediatrics Aortic valve rupture (AVR) due to blunt chest trauma is extremely rare in the pediatric population, and little attention has been paid to such damages. Early diagnosis of AVR may not be easy in patients with multiple competing injuries and poor acoustic windows. We report a case of delayed diagnosis of AVR in a 12-year-old boy after falling from a height of 15 meters, who presented with recurrent hemoptysis and ventilator dependence. This rare case highlights the importance of performing transesophageal echocardiography in trauma patients when the images of transthoracic echocardiography are suboptimal, especially for those presenting with signs and symptoms suggestive of heart failure. The overall prognosis of aortic valve replacement is good. Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-05-14 /pmc/articles/PMC8160429/ /pubmed/34055694 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fped.2021.660519 Text en Copyright © 2021 Zhao, Lai, He and Liu. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
spellingShingle | Pediatrics Zhao, Qu-ming Lai, Ling-yu He, Lan Liu, Fang Case Report: Lessons Learned From Aortic Valve Rupture After Blunt Chest Trauma |
title | Case Report: Lessons Learned From Aortic Valve Rupture After Blunt Chest Trauma |
title_full | Case Report: Lessons Learned From Aortic Valve Rupture After Blunt Chest Trauma |
title_fullStr | Case Report: Lessons Learned From Aortic Valve Rupture After Blunt Chest Trauma |
title_full_unstemmed | Case Report: Lessons Learned From Aortic Valve Rupture After Blunt Chest Trauma |
title_short | Case Report: Lessons Learned From Aortic Valve Rupture After Blunt Chest Trauma |
title_sort | case report: lessons learned from aortic valve rupture after blunt chest trauma |
topic | Pediatrics |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8160429/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34055694 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fped.2021.660519 |
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