title: [Dilation of the aortic root in ventricular septal defects. Risk factor of aortic insufficiency].
abstract: The diameter of the aortic root was measured in 151 patients with small ventricular septal defect (Qp/Qs less than 2 and pulmonary vascular resistance less than 1.5 U.m-2) and correlated with the presence of absence of aortic regurgitation. In 26 cases the aortic juxtavalvular region (bulbus) was dilated above 2 SD compared to a control group. All patients with aortic regurgitation of with cusp prolapse belonged to this group of 26 cases. Aortic root dilatation seems to have a specificity of 89 p. 100, a sensitivity of 75 p. 100 and a negative predictive value of 98 p. 100 in relation to the occurrence of aortic insufficiency. The finding of an aortic root dilatation associated with a ventricular septal defect should incite to a closer supervision of non-operated patients should be used as an argument when discussing the surgical closure of the ventricular septal defect.
authors.affiliation: Service de cardiologie pédiatrique, Clinique universitaire Saint-Luc, Bruxelles.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Makanda
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stijns-Cailteux
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Malengreau
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vliers
mesh_terms: D000790:Angiocardiography; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology*; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic / Q000150:complications; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans
vernacular_title: La dilatation du bulbe aortique dans la communication interventriculaire. Facteur de risque d'insuffisance aortique?