title: [Spontaneous aortic cusp rupture].
abstract: A 54-year-old man with sudden onset of aortic regurgitation due to aortic cusp rupture is presented. Urgent operation was undertaken and mitral valve replacement was performed with good post-operative course. Intraoperative examination revealed the detachment of right coronary cusp, prolapsing into left ventricle. There was no findings suggestive of bacterial endocarditis. Histological examination of excised valve revealed non-specific chronic inflammatory changes with focal area of myxomatous changes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Jichi Medical School, Saitama, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ide
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ino
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Terada
mesh_terms: D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous