TRAUMATIC RUPTURE OF THE AORTIC VALVE: REPORT OF TWO CASES, ONE A PROVED AND THE OTHER A PROBABLE EXAMPLE OF THIS CONDITION
Authors: B B BUSHONG
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1947)

Case Reports1 January 1947TRAUMATIC RUPTURE OF THE AORTIC VALVE: REPORT OF TWO CASES, ONE A PROVED AND THE OTHER A PROBABLE EXAMPLE OF THIS CONDITIONBEN B. BUSHONG, M.D., F.A.C.P.BEN B. BUSHONG, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-26-1-125 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptExamples of rupture of the aortic valve by trauma or strain have appeared sporadically in the literature since 1830, when Plenderleath1reported the first case in the London Medical Gazette. An excellent and comprehensive review of the subject was made in 1925 by Howard,2who set himself the thankless task of combing the literature from 1830 to 1925 for reports dealing with this rare condition. He succeeded in finding 112 cases, 49 of which were proved by autopsy. A search of the literature from 1925 to the present has yielded seven more cases, including that of Howard, making a total...Bibliography1. PLENDERLEATH D: A case of spontaneous rupture of the aortic valve, London Medical Gazette, 1830, vii, 109-110. Google Scholar2. HOWARD CP: Aortic insufficiency due to rupture by strain, Canad. Med. Assoc. Jr., 1928, lviii, 12-24. Google Scholar3. KISSANEKOONSFIDLER RWRARS: Traumatic rupture of normal aortic valve, Am. Heart Jr., 1936, xii, 231-234. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. BAINWRAY CWS: Ruptured aortic valve with mycotic aneurysm due to acute bacterial endocarditis, Brit. Heart Jr., 1941, 132-138. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. NORRIS JC: Ruptured aorta contrasted with ruptured aortic valve cusp, Southern Med. Jr., 1939, xxxii, 475-479. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. PORTER WB: Case of gonococcal endocarditis with rupture of aortic valves and death from pulmonary edema, Heart, 1933, xvi, 201-203. Google Scholar7. BENEKE R: Spontaneous rupture of aortic valve with hematoma in region of ventricular septum in case of premature labor, Ztschr. f. Geburtsh u. Gynäk., 1942, cxxiv, 1-28. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Traverse City, Michigan*Received for publication April 4, 1946.From the Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byTraumatic rupture of the ascending aorta and aortic valveCardiac traumaSurgical Treatment of Traumatic Rupture of the Normal Aortic ValveNonpenetrating cardiac injuries: A collective reviewAortic insufficiency: Clinical manifestations and surgical treatmentRupture of normal aortic valve after physical strain.Rupture of an otherwise normal aortic valveComplex shape and variability of the diastolic murmur of aortic regurgitationTraumatic aortic regurgitationDie Verletzungen des MediastinumsTraumatic Aortic IncompetenceFENESTRATIONS OF THE AORTIC VALVE CUSPS AS A CAUSE OF AORTIC INSUFFICIENCY AND SPONTANEOUS AORTIC VALVE CUSP RUPTURE*ROBERT J. MATTHEWS, M.D., FRED T. DARVILL JR., M.D.Rupture of the Aortic ValveUnusual musical murmurs of anterior cusp aortic regurgitation 1 January 1947Volume 26, Issue 1Page: 125-129KeywordsAortic valveAutopsy ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 January 1947 PDF downloadLoading ...