Congenital aortic regurgitation in a child with a tricuspid non-stenotic aortic valve.
After follow up for seven years a 10 year old boy with congenital aortic regurgitation was found to have a tricuspid non-stenotic aortic valve at operation. The right coronary cusp was dysplastic, thickened, and contracted; the gap between its free margin and aortic wall was bridged with two fibrous bands; and the left coronary and non-coronary cusps were almost normal. The aortic valve was replaced with a prosthesis (St Jude Medical No 23), and the postoperative course was uneventful.
D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000002:abnormalities*; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000151:congenital* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013997:Time Factors