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Both mechanical stress from blunt trauma and intrinsic cusp vulnerability, such as collagen degeneration, contribute to traumatic aortic valve injury resulting in acute aortic regurgitation. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To describe a case of severe acute aortic regurgitation caused by blunt back trauma and evaluate the histopathological mechanisms behind traumatic valve disruption.

September 3, 2026Annals of Internal Medicine Clinical CasesOpen Access

Acute Traumatic Aortic Regurgitation After Blunt Back Trauma

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SNSayumi NozakiNational Disaster Medical Center KOKeiji OiKyushu University HNHarumasa NakazawaTokyo Medical University

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Case report reveals severe acute aortic regurgitation after blunt back trauma in an older adult, indicating that pre-existing cusp vulnerability can worsen mechanical injury.

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To describe a case of severe acute aortic regurgitation caused by blunt back trauma and evaluate the histopathological mechanisms behind traumatic valve disruption.
Clinical and echocardiographic assessment of a 68-year-old man presenting with acute heart failure following blunt back trauma.
Urgent aortic valve replacement followed by histologic examination of the resected valve cusps.
Echocardiography identified acute severe aortic regurgitation causing rapid heart failure and requiring emergent surgical valve replacement.
Histological analysis revealed a torn aortic valve cusp accompanied by fibrin deposition and pre-existing collagen degeneration.

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Nozaki et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a993592636c6408cfa7dec3 https://doi.org/10.7326/aimcc.2026.0008

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Case report reveals severe acute aortic regurgitation after blunt back trauma in an older adult, indicating that pre-existing cusp vulnerability can worsen mechanical injury.

Acute Traumatic Aortic Regurgitation After Blunt Back Trauma

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Acute Traumatic Aortic Regurgitation After Blunt Back Trauma

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