CONCLUSION
In conclusion, aortic root injury should be suspected in a patient with
blunt chest trauma. The auscultatory finding of aortic regurgitation
murmur along with radiographic evidence of intrathoracic injury should
be investigated by echocardiography followed by CT of the thorax if
clinically indicated. Urgent surgery for acute aortic root rupture
leading to aortic dissection and severe aortic insufficiency is
lifesaving and has a good outcome.