Delayed presentation of injury to the sinus of valsalva with aortic regurgitation resulting from penetrating cardiac wounds

Narutoshi Hibino, Koji Tsuchiya, Hideki Sasaki, Harunobu Matsumoto, Masato Nakajima, Yuji Naito

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Abstract

A 39-year-old man had attempted to commit suicide using a small knife to penetrate the anterior chest wall. An emergency operation was performed successfully to repair the penetrating cardiac injury of the right ventricular outflow tract without using cardiopulmonary bypass. Two years after the operation, he was complained of dyspnea and a continuous murmur was detected. Echocardiography and cardiac catheterization revealed aorto-right ventricular fistula in the sinus of valsalva with aortic regurgitation. In operation, the healed laceration of the right coronary cusp and the fistula between aorta and right ventricle were identified. The fistula was closed using a Dacron patch and the aortic valve was replaced with a mechanical valve. Long-term follow-up of penetrating thoracic injuries is important for detecting underlying intracardiac lesions.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)236-239
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Cardiac Surgery
Volume18
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2003
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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