Absence of an aortic valve cusp, a cause of severe aortic regurgitation in infancy.
Congenital aortic regurgitation is an extremely rare cardiac lesion. This is a case report of an infant with a severe degree of valve regurgitation due to absence of the noncoronary aortic cusp. We show the echocardiographic, angiographic, and surgical aspects of the case, emphasizing the importance of a precise anatomical diagnosis and the problems of early valve replacement.
Carvalho
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Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Escola Paulista de Medicina, São Paulo, Brazil.
Andrade
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Lima
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Leal
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Martinez
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Buffolo
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D000790:Angiocardiography; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D004452:Echocardiography; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000473:pathology