title: Spontaneous aortic laceration causing flail aortic valve and acute aortic regurgitation.
abstract: Spontaneous laceration of the aorta is an unusual cause of flail aortic valve. We report a case of acute aortic regurgitation caused by flail aortic valve as a result of spontaneous laceration of the ascending aorta. The role of transesophageal echocardiography in the diagnosis of this condition is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Department, National University of Singapore.
authors.forename: T C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Yeo
authors.forename: L H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Ling
authors.forename: W L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Ng
authors.forename: B L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Chia
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D004452:Echocardiography; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male