title: Surgical repair of annular disruption following percutaneous balloon aortic valvuloplasty.
abstract: Percutaneous balloon aortic valvuloplasty for aortic stenosis is being performed with increasing frequency. Disruption-induced acute aortic insufficiency is an infrequent and unreported complication. We report one such case and describe its successful surgical repair.
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Surgery Associates, LTD., Milwaukee, WI.
authors.forename: P E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Seifert
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Auer
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000293:injuries*; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology*; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000628:therapy; D002404:Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans