Repair of traumatic aortic valve disruption and descending aortic transection Leonard Girardi, MD, O.Wayne Isom, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 69, Issue 4, Pages 1251-1253 (April 2000) DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(99)01454-X
Fig 1 Transesophageal echocardiogram demonstrating a tear (arrow) in the noncoronary leaflet of the aortic valve. Color-flow Doppler revealed severe aortic insufficiency (Ao = ascending aorta, LA = left atrium). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2000 69, 1251-1253DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(99)01454-X)
Fig 2 Transesophageal echocardiogram demonstrating a mediastinal hematoma (MH) adjacent to the medial wall (arrow) of the proximal descending thoracic aorta (Ao). Color-flow Doppler confirmed flow through the aortic wall into this hematoma. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2000 69, 1251-1253DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(99)01454-X)