Aortic valve rupture due to high-voltage electrical injury: Case report

Güler N., Özkara C., Tuncer M., GÜNTEKİN Ü., Kocabaş S.

JOURNAL OF HEART VALVE DISEASE, cilt.13, sa.5, ss.857-859, 2004 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 13 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2004
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF HEART VALVE DISEASE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.857-859
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

In the heart, the most common sequelae after electrical injury are myocardial contusion and arrhythmias. A case is presented of segmental ventricular dysfunction and severe aortic regurgitation due to laceration of the right coronary cusp of the aortic valve caused by electrical injury. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first reported case of valvular rupture due to electrical injury.
Abstract

In the heart, the most common sequelae after electrical injury are myocardial contusion and arrhythmias. A case is presented of segmental ventricular dysfunction and severe aortic regurgitation due to laceration of the right coronary cusp of the aortic valve caused by electrical injury. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first reported case of valvular rupture due to electrical injury.