Acute aortic and mitral valve regurgitation following blunt chest trauma

Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hospital Clínico, University of Barcelona, Villarroel 170, Barcelona 08036, Spain * Corresponding author. Tel.: +34-93-227-5515; fax: +34-93-451-4898 cmestres{at}clinic.ub.es 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