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Holodiastolic Murmur following Blunt Chest Trauma: Rapid Clinical Deterioration due to Aortic Valve Perforation
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Holodiastolic Murmur following Blunt Chest Trauma: Rapid Clinical Deterioration due to Aortic Valve Perforation

Evan S. Offord, Offdan D. Narvaez-Guerra, Jeannine Jeha, Michelle Nabi, Michael Mankbadi and Gerard Aurigemma
CASE (Philadelphia, Pa.), Vol.9(12), pp.418-422
12/2025
DOI: 10.1016/j.case.2025.08.002
PMCID: PMC12804046
PMID: 41550107
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Abstract

[Display omitted] •BCT can precipitate AV rupture.•AV rupture from BCT rarely presents without ascending aortic injury.•Posttraumatic AR on TTE/TEE is key to diagnosing AV rupture.•Echocardiography is key to defining the acuity/severity of AR.
Aortic valve rupture Blunt cardiac injury Echocardiography Multi-modality imaging

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