[Acut aortic insufficiency caused by rupture of a normal valve during labor].
We are presenting a case of a young woman with sudden onset of heart failure and several episodes of syncope, after a prolonged labor. The findings at physical examination suggested the diagnosis of acute aortic insufficiency, that was confirmed by cardiac catheterization. At surgery, the aortic valve showed a round perforation in the non coronary cusp. Pathological examination of the valve showed no significant abnormality. We conclude that the stress of labor was the cause of the rupture of a previously normal aortic valve.
D000328:Adult; D000790:Angiocardiography; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007744:Obstetric Labor Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010701:Phonocardiography; D011247:Pregnancy; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous
Insuficiencia aórtica aguda por rotura de una valvula normal durante el parto