title: Perforation of congenitally deformed aortic valve resulting in aortic insufficiency. Report of case successfully treated by aortic valve replacement.
abstract: This 40-year-old male presented with the signs and the symptoms of acute aortic insufficiency and underwent aortic valve replacement. At surgery a deformed aortic valve with perforation was found. This represents a unique example of a congenitally deformed aortic valve complicated by acute perforation with resultant valvular incompetence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratoy Medicine, Sinai Hospital, Detroit, Michigan.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Zirkin
authors.forename: F H
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: Levine
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Escaler
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Bernstein
mesh_terms: D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D004452:Echocardiography; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged